And now to go bigger.
The horizontally configured rectangle was working for me.
Despite some very abstract elements, the horizontal format helps to suggest landscape, if even only sub/consciously.
I was digging these paintings, and was itching to go larger; paint bigger. So I did:
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| beyond where we thought ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on canvas ~ 16″ x 36″ ~ copyright dawn chandler 2014 |
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| where i had gone ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on canvas ~ 16″ x 36″ ~ copyright dawn chandler 2014 |
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| allow us so that we can ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on canvas ~ 16″ x 36″ ~ copyright dawn chandler 2014 |
At Playa, I was limited by the size of art I could get into an already full car.
At my old place here in Santa Fe, I was limited in scale due to a cramped studio.
Moving into my new loft space this spring has allowed me to open up and expand my painting in all sorts of glorious ways — including scale.
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| always be my home ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on canvas ~ 24″ x 48″ ~ copyright dawn chandler 2014 |
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| then i find myself ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on canvas ~ 24″ x 48″ ~ copyright dawn chandler 2014 |
This show opens tonight. I hope you can make it.
The Outback Series: Mixed Media Paintings Inspired by the Western Landscape by Dawn Chandler is on view from August 2 – September 12, 2014 at Salon X, 226 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos, New Mexico, 87571
Opening reception Saturday, August 2, 6:00 – 8:00pm