"Intertwined" 45" X 45" acylic on gallery wrapped paper

Intertwined by April M Rimpo - SOLD

Since I generally paint semi-abstract or realistic scenes of people and places, when I venture out in new directions I can't help but see things in my non-objective work.  I think it's a bit like looking at clouds and seeing people or animals. Or maybe something like when people from long ago gazed at star formation and found pictures that became named constellations.

I don't know if humans have some reason that causes them to look for the familiar?  I find it fascinating how when shown random objects we seem to want to make some kind of order to them.  Even the Rorschach psychological test created by Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach used ink blots to try to evaluate people's thinking processes.

I won't share what I see in my own painting so as not to bias your experience, but it would be interesting to me to hear what if anything you see in Intertwined.  Enjoy!  I hope this painting brings you as much joy as I had creating it.

"Looking Up" 36" X 40" acrylic and watercolor

Looking Up by April M Rimpo

So you've seen several of my paintings looking down on city streets so now it's time to take some time and enjoy the beautiful scenes above our heads.  Almost 18 months ago I was headed to one of the local art centers and happened to park on the street.  While walking up the hill toward the center I happened to look up.  It was a gorgeous fall day, the leaves had changed and I happened to have my camera with me.  Since the stars had aligned I took a photograph, as I am likely to do when I see something that catches my eye.  I had decided I wanted this to be a large painting to help convey my feeling when I saw the trees.  They were this magnificent stand above my head saying hello as they swayed in the breeze.  So hello from the trees; I hope they make you smile too. 

Looking Up

Fluid Acrylic and Watercolor on Paper

Varnished and Framed

36" X 40"

SOLD

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"Plein Air Artist" 10" X 8" acrylic

Plein Air Artist by April M Rimpo

Plein Air Artist

by April M Rimpo

10" X 8"

acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

SOLD at HorseSpirit Arts Gallery 

Plein Air Artist is painted in acrylic on canvas. Plein air is a French term used for painting done outdoors.  Many of my friends enjoy painting on location.  I have ventured out on occasion, but most of my work is done in the studio where I can more easily control the water content.  Since I like having textural effects in my work, I find it difficult to accomplish these when working plein air since the amount of water is critical to many of the techniques I use. You have to learn to work differently since the sun and breezes dry the water before you know it.

I really appreciate artists who can create successful paintings en plein air. Being on site they are able to capture the light while it is happening. We studio painters tend to work a lot from memory (or invent what we wish was there) since photographs seldom capture the light as it really is.

Interested to see other paintings of people by April?  Check out these other blog posts and April's website:

• Having Fun with Portraits
• Sometimes it's the details
• April's figure gallery

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