When I was a graphic designer it was a hard and fast rule that things (like logos) had to be created first and foremost in black and white. Color was never really thought of until everything was worked out (with no regard for color). Now I am an oil painter, but I still very much admire beautiful shapes in black and white. This is a gesture done in nearly one stroke and there is no useless detail. I wanted to emulate a Sumi-E type painting...to "capture the unseen".
Painting: Celeste Bergin, In the rain, oil on 9x12 canvas panel
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There is something wonderful about the absence of detail that let's ones thoughts wander and create our own story. For me this man has meandered around the downtown streets of Portland soaked to the bone in search of some inspiring fine art. I think he just found it....
It is "all Celeste" to me and I love it!! You just laid it down and left it. WTG!
surprisingly zen it does say a lot
this is very striking! I like.
Yep, it's official... We're fraternal twins functioning in parallel universes.
In the Rain is too freakin' cool. You just rock, girl!
-Don
I agree with Don. This painting is too freakin' cool!
And like a good logo, it's strong and reads at a glance.
This painting captures rainy days & Monday with a lift!
Such a wow, piece, Celeste. I am not sure why but my mind goes to old B&W movies, Frankenstein, etc. Love that imaginative sense to this one.
Celeste...the thumbnail captured me...then when on your blog...it just pulled me in. Thank you, its wonderful.
Brilliant! This shows important, perhaps unplumbed, depths of perception/expression. WTG!indeed.
C'est peut-être et très certainement aller à l'essentiel...
Ce personnage a quelque chose de distingué. Vous avez peint pour moi l'élégance.
Gros bisous
There is just something about a silhouette; a simple image rendered simply. Very appealing and understandable I think.
I'm late to the blog. I have to agree with all the previous comments--wow.
I bow wow down to your incredibly deft ability to paint so sparingly while speaking volumes.
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