FIELD NOTES: Photographs, drawings and studies from a foggy morning on Mount Agamenticus From a birds eye view, this glove was rude, from mine, it pointed me in the right direction the vast views of the of the valleys below were obscured by thick fog, looked like the edge of the universe from a ledge, which was surprisingly inviting...although the part of me that has read too much Stephen King wanted to stay further back My sketchbook is full of dried grasses with long stems that spent a year trying to get closer to the sun only to die off in the cold last fall The fog, at first appearance, was a sea of white and gray. Further attention to it brought out subdued tones that danced between vivids and washed...NOTE: next time I will bring my watercolors and let the rain drops contribute to my sketchbook, it's clear they are more talented than I am
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Macro inspirations as a point of departure NOTES FROM FIELD STUDIES: I have set out to continue working on my BATTLEFIELD series. I usually kick off the art season in the spring with explorations in tiny treasures and macro photography as a point of departure and work my way up to larger and more activated considerations, and it seems this year will be no different. I found this soggy little chestnut, worn from a winter coated in snow and brought it home with me to study it, draw from it, and photograph it....another soldier on the battlefield. The earthen tones were cool and jaded and the textures of wet decay were thoughtful. I completed studies in oil pastel and in pencil The resulting designs and sketches that came from this soggy seed were more about movement and infinity and a little side thought about placement and it's meaning the blue dot changes....everything.
Taking away a simple image from a complicated scene DROUGHT TONES "Nothing New to See Here" 4"x7" Oil pastel on bristol 2017 Erin Thomas FOG TONES ON MOUNT AGGIE "The Curve of the Earth" 5"x8" Oil pastel on bristol 2017 Erin Thomas SUNRISE TONES IN BERWICK "Burning Early" 5"X8" Oil pastel on bristol 2017 Erin Thomas LATE EVENING TONES ON MOUNT AGGIE "Reflective" 3"x7" Oil pastel on bristol 2017 Erin Thomas DROUGHT TONES "Reflective Powerline" 4"x8" Oil pastel on bristol 2017 Erin Thomas Each of these studies was done with oil pastel on bristol vellum in March, 2017 CONTACT ERIN THOMAS FOR MORE INFORMATION 207.337.3713 |
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