2/1/11

New Beginnings

I've left the small 6x6s for now and have been focusing on large paintings for a show at Around the Corner Gallery that opens the first Friday of March. Here's "San Juan Shimmer". It is a 24x26" original oil on panel and will be showcased in the Western Art Collector magazine coming out soon and will be viewable in person at the gallery. Was a joy to paint alla prima, meaning that I completed the painting in one furiously energetic act, sliding and scraping paint around, revealing hidden colors, mixing on the surface to create new colors, living in the moment. It truly was a being in the zone moment filled with flow. Now why can't all painting days be like this?

3 comments:

  1. What a great painting, Gina! Not being a painter, I was unfamiliar with alla prima. That has to be a cool experience. Thanks for sharing your work and enlightening me!

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  2. Beautiful painting Gina! I love the contrast, depth and colors!

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