I visited with Artist friend Jack VanNess this morning. When I asked him what he has been painting lately he answered..."colored wood blocks". Jack is a devotee of Henry Hensche. People who love Hensche do love those colored blocks...and there can be no denying that paintings done in the Hensche method are mondo-sun-drenched. The painting above is my solitary Hensche-esque attempt...(the concepts don't come easily). For Ed Terpening's great synopsis of a workshop with John Ebersberger, click HERE.
Practice painting: Celeste Bergin, Hensche exercise, oil on 8x8 gessoed wood panel
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10 comments:
Love the sunlight effect, Celeste. You are REALLY good at this method.
I took with Camille about 6 years ago and loved her vibrant personality which matched her use of color.
Hi Celeste,
tks for the link, a good method. You are brave trying that out. Happy painting, Mariano
I love the light, shadows and the geometry... it's fun to experiment
Not my favorite type of composition but I sure think you handled light and shadow beautifully, Celeste. And what a lovely palette!
Got it right away! I have a great and lengthy tutorial on Hensche. It's a mind boggler but worth getting through for the concepts.
Love all the beautiful colors in this painting, Celeste!!
Thanks, Julie, Mariano, John, Sherry, Libby and Hmuxo! I don't think the Hensche method is my cup of tea, but never say never--I may work more in earnest with the method in the future. It is definitely fun to consider all the scads of different ways to apply paint! :) Thanks for your comments! :)
I have a book by Lois Griffel. Your Hensche exercise look sgood to me!
you are right, the old paintings from that period are special.
So much fun. I took a class with John Ebersberger and really enjoyed painting the blocks and mudheads. I think it's a great way to see color. Love what you did.
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