On the Curve

8 x 8 inches, oil on canvas panel                                                           Copyright 2010, John A. Brecht, all rights reserved 

Just when you think you can't paint anymore, you are reminded that all is not lost.  Early this Spring I was trying to work through some challenges that presented themselves in my work.  These challenges were troublesome and disheartening.  It was a rainy afternoon.  I was sitting under the open rear door of my station wagon to keep dry.  This scene is on a curve of a road I walk the dog on.  It is very nondescript but I find it interesting.  I would often stop and take a moment to look, not knowing what it was that attracted me.  On this day I thought I would respond to what held my interest.  I came away with a fun and successful study.  Personal creative dynamics are interesting to ponder.  What drives growth?  Perhaps it is successfully suspending one's expectations, allowing for truly honest mark making.  Or maybe the spirits that be guide one's heart and hand.  I prefer the latter explanation. 

Comments

[GARLICPARISI]

HI JOHN, I THINK BOTH OF YOUR EXPLAINATIONS ON WHAT ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY ARE TRUE, AND, ONE IN THE SAME. I AM GLAD YOU HAVE BECOME RE-INSPIRED! SPRING HAS A WAY OF DOING THAT, ALL BY ITSELF. P.S. I HAVE NOT BEEN ON-LINE FOR QUITE A WHILE BECAUSE WE MOVED IN TO A NEW, AND WONDERFUL BUILDING, AND, THE COMPUTERS HAVE JUST BEEN HOOKED UP. I MISSED VIEWING YOUR BREAUTIFUL ART WORK.

[Dianne L'Heureux]

You know how some images reflect the mood and setting an author conveys? This looks like that feeling that is evoked from reading Flannery O'Connor.

[GARLICPARISI]

I HAVE HAD A LONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH SOUTHERN WRITERS SINCE I WAS IN COLLEGE MANY YEARS AGO. I LOVED FLANNERY O'CONNOR'S WORK, AS WELL AS WRITERS LIKE CARSON MC CULLERS, TENNESSE WILLIAMS, ETC.

[GARLICPARISI]

http://www.augustaheritage.com/ THIS LINK IS TO AN EXTRAORDINARY SOUTHERN ART/CRAFTS/MUSIC/DANCE ETC. PROGRAM GOING ON RIGHT NOW CALLED "AUGUSTA HERITAGE CENTER" IN ELKINS, W. VIRGINIA...........I HAVE BEEN THERE IN THE 90S, AND IT WAS WONDERFUL.

[GARLICPARISI]

http://www.augustaheritage.com/ THIS IS A LINK FOR THIS EXTRAORDINARY CENTER FOR TRADITIONAL SOUTH ARTS/CRAFTS/MUSIC/DANCE ETC. IT IS CALLED 'AUGUSTA HERITAGE CENTER', AND IT IS IN ELKINS, W.VIRGINA.............THEIR SUMMER PROGRAMS ARE GOING ON NOW. I WAS THERE IN THE 90S, IT TRULY IS A MAGICAL PROGRAM.

[mary ashley stephenson]

Hi John,
The great thing about being out of town and away from the computer is coming home and finding new postings on you blog. Love them!!!!