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Sue White, We Will Rock You, acrylic mixed media on canvas, 40x48x2 in.
INSPIRATION
I started this painting in a “Fearless Abstraction” workshop with artist, Jane Burton.
When I returned home, I pinned it to a wall and sat in front of it. What did I like? I liked the chromatic blacks, complex warm and cool grays, and the black splatters on the lower right, but there was a big corridor running through the middle of the painting between two rows of repeating white marks. I needed to shape it up and shake it up. I got out of my way and let it rip.
I was in the flow on this one. It is all about mark making, movement and energy. As I look at this piece, I see it as an affirmation of my growth as an artist and as a woman, and of the power of womanhood amidst the chaos to be tamed. I see the stylized ovals marching up the canvas as a symbol for women and their power; thus, the title, “We Will Rock You”.
This is womanhood. This is magnificence!
ARTIST STATEMENT
I started my painting journey late in life. I have always been a creative. When I retired from a creative, all consuming profession, I planned to venture into painting. I had no idea how all consuming it would become for me. I got off to a slow start having to spend time overcoming people pleasing and perfectionism. It took years for me to understand that I had to get out of my own way. I had to stop trying, stop thinking and let my body lead the way.
Why do I paint? I paint to unleash that wild child, who was allowed to do anything she could conjure. I paint to unleash the free spirit that was there before rules put restraints on me. I want my art to be a reflection of an artist who loves play, freedom and joyfulness and who wants to share her joy with the world.
Sue White, We Will Rock You, acrylic mixed media on canvas, 40x48x2 in.
INSPIRATION
I started this painting in a “Fearless Abstraction” workshop with artist, Jane Burton.
When I returned home, I pinned it to a wall and sat in front of it. What did I like? I liked the chromatic blacks, complex warm and cool grays, and the black splatters on the lower right, but there was a big corridor running through the middle of the painting between two rows of repeating white marks. I needed to shape it up and shake it up. I got out of my way and let it rip.
I was in the flow on this one. It is all about mark making, movement and energy. As I look at this piece, I see it as an affirmation of my growth as an artist and as a woman, and of the power of womanhood amidst the chaos to be tamed. I see the stylized ovals marching up the canvas as a symbol for women and their power; thus, the title, “We Will Rock You”.
This is womanhood. This is magnificence!
ARTIST STATEMENT
I started my painting journey late in life. I have always been a creative. When I retired from a creative, all consuming profession, I planned to venture into painting. I had no idea how all consuming it would become for me. I got off to a slow start having to spend time overcoming people pleasing and perfectionism. It took years for me to understand that I had to get out of my own way. I had to stop trying, stop thinking and let my body lead the way.
Why do I paint? I paint to unleash that wild child, who was allowed to do anything she could conjure. I paint to unleash the free spirit that was there before rules put restraints on me. I want my art to be a reflection of an artist who loves play, freedom and joyfulness and who wants to share her joy with the world.