Halifax 2009, 4'x2'4", acrylic on woodSometimes a painting starts out as a mongrel that is thrown up on the easel for fun. The result is a very loose painting style, carefree because the stakes are low. A great way to paint and I think the result in this painting shows a whimsical slapdash. It's like I let the painting out to play and get its clothes dirty and then I did a little polish and sent it on it's way.
I sold this one at the 21 annual Folk Art Festival in Lunenburg, N.S. to a couple that live in Dartmouth and look out their window at this cityscape. They were happy.
kyle
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and the stories about the work are really effective. you've opened up a window on the interior history of the painting that adds more colour to the image, so to speak. i like the mongrel piece and the way it reduces the space between the buildings. the compression makes for a lively contrast with the free space of the citadel and sky above. nice use of colour too -- emphasizing the contrast between the citadel and the city. very cool!
Thanks brother, contrasting between crowded city and open sky, never thought about it that way but I have labeled this technique and it now sits in my tool box of tricks
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