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Thursdays at John Cannon Fine Art have become “Creativity Day.” I have students at two sessions from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. We spend the day working on individual paintings, and I help with suggestions and technical advice. These two ladies had never painted before, yet finished these cool paintings yesterday afternoon. It is such a joy to help people express themselves through art. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
So here’s the piece of the sign out in the field almost done. I went ahead and included the two service poles that are actually there because it sets the sign in the mostly urban area. In this stage, I’ve finished out the trees in the field and mostly finished the poles. The sign is basically done. There are a few things I want to clean up, then it will be really finished. I was shooting for a Edward Hopper look; hope I got close. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
I had posted the start of this piece sometime back, but got busy with other projects and did not do anything with this for a while. To refresh, on one of our bike ride routes through Nashville, we pass the El Dorado Motel. It stood, abandoned, for quite a while. Then one weekend, the building was gone, and all that remained was the sign. I was struck by the lonely sign out in the middle of the treed lot, so I thought I would paint it. This is the second stage of the piece; tomorrow I will show the mostly finished piece. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
Sorry I missed posting yesterday. I was out of town. Here’s one of the tomato pieces I’ll have in the Tomato Art Festival at Five Points in East Nashville on August 11. I’ll have some pieces at Art & Invention and also my Westhaven students will have a vendors’ booth. This is a great event, and an opportunity for you to support local artists. Local artists are the real embodiment of the American free enterprise system. We create tangible objects for sale, and those objects add to the joy and value of your life. So come on out and have fun, but support the local artists. jcannnon1@bellsouth.net
I know I’ve posted this one before, but it rounds out the week of abstracts. This is another one where I got the background colors on and then started to see what forms would appear. The dark wing shape in the middle appeared, and then the whole flying motif started to work. I deliberately made the big wing less realistic so there would be no temptation to make it into a bird or such. The whole effect is very peaceful and flowing. I also deliberately did not get too wild on this one, so it’s more soothing than some of my abstracts. This one is currently center on my gallery wall, and it really works well. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
So this one came out of nowhere. Of course, most of my abstracts come out of nowhere. What happens is I get the background in, then make a stroke. I try to leave my mind blank, and not overthink any thing. So I make a stroke, then see what should go with that stroke, and so on until something starts to build. That way, I think I’m really working out of my subconscious. So this one came out, and I called it “In the Stillness of the Heart.” Seems to me it’s organic and kind of blue. Someone else suggested it looks like a Chinese character, so if anyone recognizes it as a Chinese symbol, please let me know. Hope you like it. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
Here’s the third in the new abstract series, which I originally thought of as “thunderbolt” but decided the title is “From the Earth to the Sky.” The form of the central column is more organic than lightening, so it could be an energy or it could be something live. That’s part of the mystery of these: what do you see? I love that it’s sort of realistic but not, and open to a lot of interpretation. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
Here’s the second of the abstract set I did. This one is called “In the City.” It’s a very abstracted cityscape with water reflections. The colors are a little muted, and the “red” stripe in the middle is actually copper. A very interesting look. It’s a 16×20, so not too big. It would brighten up a neutral corner. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
This week I think I’ll post abstracts. I kind of had a spell and did several while I was working on Buddy’s portrait. This is the first one, called “Catch A Wave.” It has the sense of being under a wave while surfing. It’s also a little different, in that it’s horizontal. It’s a 15×30, so it makes a nice medium size statement. The bright parts are also glossy and textured. An interesting piece; one that you can look at and find things in for years. jcannon1@bellsouth.net
Thanks for staying with me all week to see how this developed. We’ve gone from the pencil drawing to the final painting. Here, I’ve got him filled in with the necessary lights and darks to get his shape. He had a lot of fur, so that is rather impressionistic, and does depict how he looked. He was a true canine angel, and I’ve tried my very best to capture a bit of his “doganality.” I hope I’ve done him justice. Thanks for following this all week. jcannon1@bellsouth.net