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The Vast Unsayable Layer 5

Writer: sharonkingstonsharonkingston

I thought it would be interesting to document the progress of a painting and how much change can occur with the addition of one layer of color. I’m newly in love with a Charvin green grey paint and instead of glazing on top of the earthy colors (see post the Vast Unsayable Layer 4), I decided to scumble with the lighter, opaque paint. This creates a kind of broken color effect and allows those earthy reds and pinks of the underlayer to show through. I did, however, add a glaze of green shade to the bottom section. Still a couple of layers to go, but loving it so far. This painting is 30×40 and will be shown at my studio/gallery with my other Reading Rilke Paintings through the month of May with an opening reception May 7th from 6pm to 9pm.

 
 
 

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    Sharon Kingston is a Bellingham WA (Washington) based artist.  As an oil painter she uses the properties of her medium to create paintings that respond to both the atmosphere of her surroundings and poetry. This method of looking inward and outward and, in the moments of painting, finding her way on the canvas is her approach to creating paintings infused with poetry and the memory of landscape. The atmospheric element of her work is a testament to her desire to create spaces that are undefined, contemplative and allow room to reflect and accept uncertainty. Poetry, by nature open ended, is used both in the conceptualization of the work and as a part of the studio practice. The words of Rainer Rilke have informed Sharon’s work for many years, but she also turns to contemporary poetry when it resonates with her life. She uses layers of transparent color, reveals forms by concealing and unearthing pentimenti and suggests elements of landscape in her process.

    People describe her paintings as ethereal, atmospheric, contemplative, PNW inspired, and filled with light and mood.  She has a storefront art studio in downtown Bellingham and welcomes you view her paintings in person.

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    203 PROSPECT ST

    Bellingham WA  98225

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