Blue Ridge, Daily Painter: Janet Wimmer: Red in the Landscape

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Red in the Landscape

Parkway Series #468 Late Afternoon at Mabrys Mill 12 x 16 oil SOLD

Parkway Series #469 On Golden Pond 12 x 16 oil SOLD

Before I paint, I gesso my canvas with bright red gesso in order to get a contrast to the green of most landscapes. Light coming through Red Leaves and Red Reflections on Abbott Lake spark the creative instinct. I have to tone down many paintings because of my love of red.

1 comment:

LindaFebruary 15, 2019 at 12:52 AM
Very pretty.
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Treatise on why I create

An artist, musician, craftsman, theatrical director, performer, all know that the human heart longs for truth, goodness, and beauty. If we can create that sense of longing, we capture our audience in the creative experience. In Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz, Frank creates a magical story about longing for home. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is a plea by a young girl to find that place of rest, a home in which to feel safe. St. Augustine said "our hearts are restless until we find our rest in God". Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer, expressed his faith through his music. He sat before a painting of Jesus every day and prayed for an hour before beginning his day. His composition "The Mission" transports the listener to another place, another time, another dimension of reality - an eternal home- a celebration of beauty. My goal in painting is to draw the viewer into a higher sense of reality and to feel that sense of longing and to hopefully realize that longing is ultimately for the eternal home, Heaven.