Continuing the Art of Play
September 11, 2024
Artist: Craig Greene
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Craig Greene has an inherent passion for art. His paintings are a reflection of a personal journey and yet can be understood in universal themes. His current works reveal a surreal harmonious collection of paintings which are comprised of and strengthened by a palette twined with emotion and intrigue. Rooted in abstraction his art uncovers and creates a connection between the personal and sublime. There is often a duality and conflict between what it expected of things and how things are.
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Warm-up + Project
At first glance, Craig Greene's paintings feel free and whimsical, but immediately, I was drawn to the underpaintings. I wondered what the story was behind each painting.
We will explore and create a story, a composition, an idea, an emotion, or a journey behind our figures and faces.
Let's begin by creating the underpainting, playing with materials, making marks, and maybe considering a paper-collaged background.
In addition, please take some warmup paper and play with painting and drawing your figures/faces.
Let's have some fun!
Materials
Oil pastels
watercolors
papers for collage
posca pens and markers
Summer song | 22 x 30 | watercolor, acrylic, and oil pastel on archival paper
Recital | 30 x 48 | Acrylic on canvas
Together Again | 36 x 60 | Acrylic on canvas
Her Trip to Paris | 30 x 40 | Acrylic on canvas
Iris | 30 x 40 | Acrylic on canvas
Starting Again | 48 x 60 | Acrylic on canvas
Something to Say | 48 x 60 | Acrylic on canvas
Cassiopeia | watercolor and oil pastel on cold press acid free paper. | 9x12 inches
Fe-line | 12x12 | watercolor and oil pastel on paper
Tempo | 8.5×11 watercolor on vintage sheet music paper.
Cordoba | 6x9 inches
Flower Face 1 | 10×10 watercolor and oil pastel on paper.
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