JOHN SPEIER
  • Recent Work
  • Paintings
  • Woodwork
  • Works on Paper
  • Pastels
  • Giclée Prints
  • Contact
  • Pigment and Poiesis



​Fine Art & Philosophy

New Work, Finally

7/25/2015

1 Comment

 
Picture
Not having a dedicated space really isn't an excuse not to paint. I just have to do some rearranging and a bit more clean up now that I live in an apartment. I hadn't painted at all in Montana yet and figured it was about time to do something creative, so yesterday I set out to paint a scene I photographed on a recent trip to Glacier National Park. The waterfall I painted is in Avalanche Gorge on the way up to Avalanche Lake, itself a spectacular site.

I set up in a corner of our living/dining room on a bench. As usual, I first taped the pastel surface to a board. In my situation, leaning the surface up against the wall was the best way of supporting the painting. I sat on the same supporting bench and spread out pastels all around me on whatever flat surfaces I could enlist for the task. The painting took about three hours to make and measures 19x27 inches.

This was a good reminder to me of how easily external constraints can be overcome or worked with. It's good to remember that to make any art requires sacrifice and as your conditions change so does the nature of the sacrifice. I'm glad now to live in such a beautiful state with its many natural wonders to inspire a new body of work.

1 Comment
Laura Hunter
7/25/2015 01:03:59 pm

I love all the striking color pots. The painting really captures the colors of the Avalanche Gorge. Both are a pleasure to look at .

Reply

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    J0hn Hunter Speier 

    Recent work, and explorations of techniques, aesthetics and  poetics.  

    Archives

    August 2022
    November 2020
    July 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    July 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    February 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    April 2013

    RSS Feed

  • Recent Work
  • Paintings
  • Woodwork
  • Works on Paper
  • Pastels
  • Giclée Prints
  • Contact
  • Pigment and Poiesis