Hunger from the Hump
Hunger from the Hump
18 X 24 original acrylic painting on canvas
To paraphrase the perspective of my grandfather, the most important aspect of a painting is the design/composition, then the values, then color. The part I get most excited about is color, and I think if you have the first two elements, you can use whatever colors you like. In this painting I wanted a super-saturated effect, playing the cool rocks off the warm grasses and lichens perched on the top of Camel’s Hump, and a patchwork of late-fall color on the distant hill slopes of the Winooski valley. I like my paintings to have a certain energy to them and leave my brushstrokes and resulting shapes loose to accentuate movement. I don’t always achieve my intended goal, but I always learn something along the way. In this painting I was happy with the overall feel - can you feel that wind?
Ships framed in a generously padded box. Contact Gretchen for images of the frame. If you are local to Vermont you may also opt for “pickup” upon checkout at the Emile Gruppe Gallery in Jericho, VT.
Hunger from the Hump
18 X 24 original acrylic painting on canvas
To paraphrase the perspective of my grandfather, the most important aspect of a painting is the design/composition, then the values, then color. The part I get most excited about is color, and I think if you have the first two elements, you can use whatever colors you like. In this painting I wanted a super-saturated effect, playing the cool rocks off the warm grasses and lichens perched on the top of Camel’s Hump, and a patchwork of late-fall color on the distant hill slopes of the Winooski valley. I like my paintings to have a certain energy to them and leave my brushstrokes and resulting shapes loose to accentuate movement. I don’t always achieve my intended goal, but I always learn something along the way. In this painting I was happy with the overall feel - can you feel that wind?
Ships framed in a generously padded box. Contact Gretchen for images of the frame. If you are local to Vermont you may also opt for “pickup” upon checkout at the Emile Gruppe Gallery in Jericho, VT.
Hunger from the Hump
18 X 24 original acrylic painting on canvas
To paraphrase the perspective of my grandfather, the most important aspect of a painting is the design/composition, then the values, then color. The part I get most excited about is color, and I think if you have the first two elements, you can use whatever colors you like. In this painting I wanted a super-saturated effect, playing the cool rocks off the warm grasses and lichens perched on the top of Camel’s Hump, and a patchwork of late-fall color on the distant hill slopes of the Winooski valley. I like my paintings to have a certain energy to them and leave my brushstrokes and resulting shapes loose to accentuate movement. I don’t always achieve my intended goal, but I always learn something along the way. In this painting I was happy with the overall feel - can you feel that wind?
Ships framed in a generously padded box. Contact Gretchen for images of the frame. If you are local to Vermont you may also opt for “pickup” upon checkout at the Emile Gruppe Gallery in Jericho, VT.