Thursday, February 2, 2012

Eskimo Kiss

40x30" oil on canvas, email me for more information

I find plenty of inspiration in all the hoopla surrounding Valentines Day: the persuasion, the wooing, the seduction, the moment the earth shifts and, of course, the aftermath. All ingredients of a great love story. The backgrounds of my paintings are thick, saturated pigment mixed with a wax medium and applied like frosting with a palette knife. I draw back into the paint adding words, symbols and sketches and, in this painting there are little hidden love notes scratched into the paint as well. Clearly, I have a penchant for whimsical, narrative and slightly twisted art. And an uncontrollable fondness for the color red.

More lovers (and other strangers) on my website.

8 comments:

Elizabeth Seaver said...

Your whimsical style suits me right down to the ground! This is wonderful. An Eskimo kiss, likely preliminary to more...

Thanks for sharing!

Brenda York said...

Thanks, Elizabeth!

Somerset wedding gal said...

This is amazing! Picasso would be proud! Love the red noses, nice touch! ^^

Bhavna said...

Hi.. this is Bhavna and I truly admire your work. You really have an unconventional style, although quite different from mine but I genuinely respect it because it is unique. It would be great if you see my work at
www.mesmerisingstrokes.com and we exchange our thoughts and broaden our insights.

Bhavna said...

Congratulations on this gorgeous painting!!! I LOVE IT!!! thank you for posting :)

Grace | labor posters said...

I'm interested on where the love notes are hidden. That's what caught my attention. Nice painting you got here, hoping there's more!

Igloo said...

Really reminds me of Gustav Klimt! Good work.

Brenda York said...

Ahhh...The Kiss. Love that painting! Thanks for stopping by!