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Ken Writes:
To begin, I followed my fascination with these delicate trees and the the limb patterns. A number of colors were initially blocked in and as the painting progressed, the blue/greens began to dominate.
Once the purples and pinks were added, the entire composition began to come together. It's not quite monochromatic and it's not really evening, but some condition between light and dark. I purposely left that bit of yellow light at the waters edge to help the composition and raise the question of how that can happen. And another question: Is that water?
Everything here is ambiguous by design. The painting just evolved that way and I followed it along, revealing some of the mysteries and leaving others. It's more satisfying that way, not knowing of everything in the forest.
Category: Ken Elliott, landscape, Oil, Paintings
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“I am compelled to work from the trees, skies, lakes and streams in their endless variations. I don’t try to recreate nature (even Monet said he never got it right) or attempt storytelling. Instead, the works are simplifications and exaggerations of nature. There was a time when I felt the tyranny of the landscape. That is, I felt limited by making pictures of a place. Now, instead of attempting representations of a scene, I am free to make paintings that are far more reliant on the strategies of making fine art."
"IN MY WORKS, ALL OF NATURE IS ALTERED, PERFECTED AND ABSTRACTED. WHEN I RUN OUT OF VARIATIONS TO AN IDEA, I’LL GO BACK TO NATURE WHERE ALL THE INSPIRATIONS AND COLORS FOR A LIFETIME ARE ALWAYS WAITING.” - KEN
American Landscape Painter
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