Painterly Play

You may remember this landscape that I had posted on my gallery blog a few months ago.  I began to get the urge to do something with it earlier this week.

 I started by changing the colour of the sky, the colour in the water, then suddenly with big sweeping gestures my hand took over and completely obliterated any trace of landscape.

"Please"
30" x 40" Acrylic and Collage on Canvas
S. King-Allikas

It goes like that sometimes.  When I give my artist brain free range it just takes the paintings where it wants them to go.  My logical brain tries to put up a fight, "Oh no, not those circles again, not that turquoise, really Sandra, what's the problem with painting a nice sensible landscape? Do you hear me? Hello?"

Oh well, as the saying goes, "You cannot please everyone.", apparently not even "everyone" who lives on the inside of my head.

Detail from "Please"

Detail from "Please"

I love the colours of this piece and the way the layers (and layers, and layers) of paint and collage give the painting a real depth and how there are so many discoveries to be made.   It's fun to let my inner artist play uncensored. 


Thank you for visiting My Turquoise Kettle Life today.

Wishing you a day full of uncensored fun,

Sandra