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This is the photo that I first took at Appleton Farms, the first look at this tree and hillside that inspired the painting that I recently finished (see post from March 20). It was late October and we were on a tour of Appleton Farms, to see how cheese is made there. There were other people on the tour, it was cold and windy, and the tour guide was moving us along to the dairy barn. But I liked the look of that tree and hillside, so I took a quick picture. I only had time to capture the idea, but didn't have a chance to really set up the shot. So just to make this into a presentable photo (which later became one of my reference photos), I had to crop out the pile of big black tires just beyond the fence. You can also see a bit of a baby carriage (belonging to another tour participant) in the lower left, which also had to be cropped out. Then I adjusted the composition to make it more pleasing, and I had the photo I wanted. Then to get from the reference photo to the painting, I made other changes that went beyond what is possible with photo editing. I adjusted the composition again because to show more of the top of the tree (which I actually had to invent). I adjusted the whole composition for a square format. And I modified the line of trees in the background. To emphasize the main tree, I eliminated a second tree (on the left) and straightened some of the lines of the fence. This is what it means to create a pleasing photo (art) from a quick snapshot of an event, and what it means to create a painting inspired by (but not a copy of) a photo.
My new friend Kelly beginning her painting. We both cringe as the cheery/eerie music of the ice cream man's truck passes by (again, and again)...
MAPU
Escultura en el Espacio Publico: Bellas Artes, Caracas. 2015
Elaboracion de Grupo de esculturas con el apoyo de Diana Echenique
Fotos de Humberto Duque
Fue una entrega de especialidad escultura.
Jade Macedo
Right column: cotton.
Middle column: cotton cross-stitching material.
Left column: linen cross-stitching material.
Archive speaks: Ornamentation made for the Malmö City Library's (then) new department for 9-12 year olds named “Balagan”.
When I got contacted by the department’s official staff in the year of 2013, to ask me if I was interested in making a painting to Malmö City’s library they described it like this:
“A place for enjoying and making up stories. A place for learning, playing, and meeting new friends. And a place, that transcends the limits of the physical room. Balagan: a word for chaos.”
I rarely make any kind of pre-sketches of the paintings I want to work on due to the fact that time, emotions and creative processes are constantly changing. Of course I always part from an idea.
In this case I had to present just a little idea of what I wanted to accomplish before starting with the painting (the illustrated piece). Which got very well welcomed with the words -we offered you the job because we already appreciate your work…
The painting is on canvas measuring 160cm x 170cm
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