I chose to do an abstract because Heather has expressed interest in my abstracts before. As with many of my paintings, I first began with a sketch of the painting. I love artwork that shows movement and vibrancy so I created a repeating pattern that vaguely resembled the plate in Heathers work to express a progression of form across the canvas. I wanted her to be able to recognize pieces of her own work in mine the plate, the plants, and the creamer with out resorting to a literal translation. In other words, the forms of her painting take on an entirely different meaning and composition in my painting. I returned to my familiar palette of saturated and highly contrasted colors to express energy and near reverberation in the image. I like paintings that scream.
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