Hopper show

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On the 14th of October  i saw the Hopper show in Brunswick at the Bowdoin College Art Museum.  It was a major show of about, my guess100 paintings, all painted in Maine. Most of the paintings i had never seen before in books or the Boston show a few years back. It was exciting and inspiring to see. I bought the catalog book. I love my art books. Some people have said my architectural paintings remind them of Hopper, I do not try to emulate Hopper however most  artists are influenced by other artists works that they like, and Hopper is one of my favorite painters.

Waldoboro Village, Winter

 

Windy Day, acrylic  22x17

 

Hopper, House of the Fog Horn 11

 

Hopper, House of the Fog Horn 111

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abstract painting "Cube"

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Oct 1 2011

I plan to do some abstract paintings based on sacred geometry. I have been working on the Cube, 30x40 acrylic. From the sketches you see how I worked the geometry. there are several ways to get the 5 sided pentagon. One way is from the square. I took images of the canvas as I worked  out the design and colors.  On the right is the circle squared, the middle section has the 4, 5, and 6 sided shapes, the cube shape and the equilateral triangle with extended lines going to the edges. I didn't like the light purple square and kept the enclosed 6 sided shapes all warm colors. Last I added the dark lines. They may look random but I spent some time redrawing them until they looked right for the composition.

cube 1

 

cube 2

 

Cube 3

drawing

 

drawing

 

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