I’ve done several forest floor paintings but my technophobia makes me procrastinate. Here’s another semi-abstract forest floor piece. I started with a photograph but the painting morphed into something entirely different. That’s what thrills me about this series–seeing forms emerge on their own. I like negative painting and working this way gives me the opportunity to emphasize the shapes that appear. I’m still doing landscapes and still lives but it’s liberating to do these recent pieces without worrying so much about perspective and accuracy in drawing.
Absorbing and Releasing oil on birch panel 11.5 x 11.5″ unframed but ready to hang $400
Andrea Doughtie, Rural Painter 