Perhaps because winter is coming, time to hunker down, I’ve been particularly keen on revisiting paintings, never quite content.
Some old versions, and new. Subtle changes, hmmm.
Red Coat, old version, acrylic on canvas
New version, “Red Coat,”
21 x 17, acrylic on canvas
Windswept, old version
Windswept, new version, 28 x 17, acrylic on canvas
“Bouquet,” (series) 20 x 27, acrylic on canvas
“A Night at the Movies” 14 x 20 acrylic on canvas
Theater Berlin, acrylic on canvas, 28 x 30
“Seascape” 24 x 24, acrylic on canvas
Blue, colored pencil on paper
Memoriam, 18 x 24, acrylic on canvas
Empty Purse, 20″ x 17″
Berlin Wall, 17 x 19, acrylic on canvas
Empty Purse, 14 x 15, acrylic on canvas
I call the one painting “Superstore” because I bought a cheap canvas print from a superstore and painted over it. I’ll be doing a larger version of the central image. Meanwhile, the shiny black paint — fresh paint from today — may or may not go matte…
“Superstore,” 24 x 24, acrylic on canvas
“Bouquet,” (series) 20 x 27, acrylic on canvas
What to say about this painting… I’m aiming for substance that isn’t substantial, a body that is more molecular than flesh.
Memoriam, 18 x 24, acrylic on canvas
“A Night at the Movies” 14 x 20 acrylic on canvas
Getting down to the raw canvas
for raw texture
Smiling Man, acrylic and original drawing, 26 x 15
Theater Berlin, oil on canvas, 30 x 28
Theater Berlin, acrylic on canvas, 28 x 16
Theater Berlin, acrylic on canvas, 29 x 28
Theater Berlin, oil and gouache on canvas, 27 x 27
Theater Berlin, acrylic on canvas, 28 x 30
Theater Berlin, acrylic and gouache on canvas, 22 x 17
“Unknown Man,” charcoal on paper, 11 x 9
“Power Index,” drawing
“Berlin Boys,” graphite and wash on paper
“Checkmate,” acrylic on canvas, 30 x 23
“Reflections,” graphite on paper
“Either Way,” drawing on paper
“Good Boy,” charcoal on paper
Abstract art was revolutionary a century ago… but what about now?
Sorry, but I see it this way: abstract art = designers’ showcase. Easy on the eyes, easy on the color scheme of the room. I flunked out as an art major in college because I refused to do any abstract. I’m sure my professors meant well. (I dropped painting and became a writer instead.)
Now that I’ve started painting again, I keep some store-bought canvases (I usually stretch my own) as my garbage bins. Whenever I have some excess paint on my brush, I smear the garbage bin canvas with it.
Some results: (One is inadvertently figurative, eh?)
Empty Purse (series) 25 x 20 acrylic on canvas
Josepha Gutelius 