Art of Movement Most painting shows the subject at rest – whether a portrait, a still life, a reclining nude or a landscape. Even landscapes with people or animals tend toward the static – strolling people, grazing animals or predators in placid, reflective poses. In the “art of movement”, on the other hand, I attempt to put my paintings in motion, focusing most often on human or animal ‘athletes’ engaged in dynamic activities.
I then expanded the ‘repertoire’ to include sports such as kayaking, soccer and most recently, bicycle racing. I also have painted animals in motion, using many of the same techniques I have used on human athletes. I have found bicycle racing, and in particular the intense drama and spectacle of the Tour De France and more recently, the Pro Cycling Challenge stage race in Colorado, an especially appropriate subject matter for the art of movement.
I plan to continue my journey of movement, along with the pursuit of more standard landscape subject matter, as I continue to explore the magic of knife painting. I will add new types of athletic and other subjects, in many cases as the mood of the moment ‘moves’ me. |
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