Cast of One
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This was the second of a pair of paintings that upended my outlook on landscapes.
For the past few years I've been painting the scenes in Southwestern Vermont and Michigan, and it wasn't until a conversation with my mentor that I realized that all of those stories featured ensemble casts. Most of my pieces feature the mountains or lake and sky and any elements that add to the drama of a storm or setting sun.
Painting in a small space with rain misting over me for much of the weekend, however, meant that the compelling element in a piece was a cast of one. I started filtering out the noise in the scene and in my head and focused on what mattered.
The last week or so, I've been in my studio painting what pops into my head, and the ensemble cast has made a return.
This piece and the one below, however, hang on the wall beyond my easel as to remind me to get out of my head and connect with life and to be compelled.
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