S II & S III

[Enyaw]

both 11 x 14 inches .. oil on paper .. alla prima .. painted July 21/24 of 24
... too early to judge so I will keep going .. notice I am getting more inclined to leave and object or two.
Lots of great depth of field in S II and I leaned too far right on S III
distance shot ...

 

[Artyczar]

The greens are gorgeous in the top piece. Luscious. I don't usually look for the "real" in work like this, but I do love the area which looks like it has a flower. I wish it was exaggerated to act as such, but it's probably not a flower. What do I know?

The second one has a lot of interest. I want to know what's happening in the distance. Is it water? Is it God? Is it extraterrestrial? An underwater bomb? The sun? Something unexplainable? I love that I do not know.

 

[snoball]

I really love the colors in the first one and my imagination gets going with the second one. Well done.

 

[Enyaw]

Thank you Ayin and Sno.
Ayin, it could be a flower if you want it to and I love that you find a question. I remember an old si fi that had a ruling robot and they killed it by asking the question, Why?

 

[Donna T]

These are so cool! I love the colors in the first one and how some color areas are distinct while others have blended borders. Is it a close up of lichen on a rock, a view from space of land masses or is that really a flower? I like how it changes every time I look at it. The second one definitely looks like a landscape to me because of the horizon. I’m walking across a land bridge to an island of gold. I’m rich! Oh wait, is that some kind of tsunami coming at me? I knew it was too good to last.

 

[Enyaw]

Thank you Donna .. and yes Donna, you have such good questions? But today I want to look at the story.

I’m walking across a land bridge to an island of gold. I’m rich! Oh wait, is that some kind of tsunami coming at me? I knew it was too good to last.

.. that is an outrageous story but I can see it now that you have explained. I look at the painting and see the story.
Where it gets interesting to me is ... Should somebody else told the story of what they saw. Then, could I see their story in the painting. And on and on and ...... I can tell you what I see but I'd rather hear some others.

Any takers?

 

[Artyczar]

Thank you Ayin and Sno.
Ayin, it could be a flower if you want it to and I love that you find a question. I remember an old si fi that had a ruling robot and they killed it by asking the question, Why?

I LOVE that! A movie, show, or book?

 

[Artyczar]

I'd love to hear what you as the artist sees, Wayne.

 

[Enyaw]

To enter the painting I have to pass the hungry diansore bird whose
beak reminds me of a alligator, but that's another story. He sits on the
center to the gold and guards it. On the left is my way past the bird so
I take the yellow brick road and I try to get past. Lucky the greenbacks saved me.

Now I stand in the darkness and I look out ot see a canoe with trees on it and
a man wearing a mask of gold lying on his back He must be dead, I guess
and then my eye is grabbed by the light and I wonder what is that,
a cloud or a swan taking fligh into the blue. I also notice far away land
in the distant right.

Then the light pulls me back and then the gold holds me while I I fear the bird
whose sight is awful and so I am sold on the gold. I'll just roam around here
for awhile.

 

[Donna T]

You said my story was outrageous! Isn’t it great that we can each see different things in an abstract? I see your vision, Wayne, but I wouldn’t have without your descriptive words. Funny how that works.

 

[Enyaw]

Thank you Donna .. isn't it great .. that's why people are so easily fooled .. believe half of what you see ... I do hope others will add their story to the pile .. interesting readings .. We are reading the second piece.

 

[Hermes2020]

I am in awe of all the poetic, imaginative readings by my colleagues above, but I am above all in love with the physicality of your paint and your colors. You are the master of contrasting lights over rich darks.

 

[Enyaw]

Thank you Hermes. I still use a mother color on most.
Thank you John and Joe.