when I look at a landscape
I see it like everyone else
but I FEEL it too.
I feel it turning
rolling
blowing
moving in and out
there is a gut feeling
that I want to throw at it, a gut hunger.
My heart yearns to
make landscapes more abstract
Working outdoors,
I will turn
the pictures a couple of times.
The marks I make
as I turn it
break up the picture plane.
There is a stopping point,
when I settle on placement.
Today was remarkable.
.....I did five of these in a row.
It works in space better
yes, I am happier with it.
This is the kind of landscape I have
always wanted
to do in my life,
but I didn't know how to do it.
The pretty pictures I had gridded off
back when I had my van
and would set up to paint
in fields for hours at a time
........they were o.k.
I can't wait to handle paint the way Soutine did.
joe tonnar february 28, 2008
All charcoals and color pastels are done
on 18 x 24 Utrecht 70 lb. acid free sketch paper.
(© 2008 All artwork is copyrighted by Joseph Tonnar Jr.)
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