Thursday 5 January 2012

Raw


Sometimes you've just gotta let go... I went all intuitive with this painting, first creating layers of colour and texture with little thought as to end result. Then, because they always call me, a face begged to be let loose from the thick oozing paint, the mess of mixture.

So I got stuck in with fingers and knife and here is the result. Edgy... raw...

She feels like a creature forming from layers of advertising posters and graffiti. Some youth on a skateboard will fly by and reach out to grab her hand, peeling her to life.

For Paint Party Friday... on Thursday... I've got something else to post tomorrow - something new... something fun.... something collaborative... something you should check back and see... then maybe you might wish to join in too...

42 comments:

  1. Lisa this is my most favorite of yours!!!! LOVE!! Amazing things can happen when you let yourself go to that place . . .

    WOW!

    :)

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  2. Raw and Edgy are good in this case.

    Hugs,
    Penny

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  3. I really like this. The first thing I thought of when I saw it was that famous art work..I think it's call "The Scream". I have no idea why. Maybe it's like what you said...the rawness of it...edginess. Your art work is great and always changing.

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  4. Thanks for coming by with encouraging words. Lisa. I DO hope we can BOTH have a book by this time next year!!!! What a New Years celebration that would be, wouldn't it??
    I like this portrait. Very Expressionistic. Must have felt wonderful creating her with fingers and palette knife!
    XX
    dawne

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  5. this is a great piece. raw is the perfect description and title. i love the idea of working with your fingers and palette knife and just letting it all flow. looking forward to seeing what else you're bringing to the party tomorrow.

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  6. Wow Lisa! This made me do a little gasp inside! Love it.

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  7. This is really striking--sometimes knife paintings can be a mess, but the texture and the strength of the color is really riveting. :)

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  8. Love it ! That lady is so fabulous

    - KAT

    Happy PPF (Late)

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  9. This may be my favorite of yours yet! (now I may have said that before, lol) HOW stunning - so much energy and freedom and movement - and color! Just beautiful, xoxo

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  10. AND hey! Congratulations on 400 followers!!! That is awesome ;) xoxo

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  11. WOW!! Raw indeed!! And beautiful!!

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  12. Wow!!! Lisa this is fantastic!!! What an energetic passionate piece love love love it!!! I also love how you used your hands too!!! Brilliant and very inspiring!! :0)

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  13. Loving your very clever painting. Happy PPF and have a great weekend, Annette x

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  14. Looks like you had a world of fun with this. :) And the title fits perfectly.

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  15. Gorgeous and breathtaking..wonderful work! Fantastic energy to this piece!
    Shine on!
    Victoria

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  16. This is magical- I love all the layers of color and texture you've used here- just gorgeous work! I say, keep playing like THIS!
    x
    Steph

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  17. She is powerful - so full of energy - going intuitive was the right choice - so she could emerge from the canvas! Wow!!!

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  18. I really like when you let yourself go and follow what the paint is telling you to do. You never know what will be the end result!

    Great Work!!!

    Happy PPF!

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  19. Gorgeous array of colors, Lisa! Faye

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  20. I am just blown away by the image of this girl coalescing out of advertising images, and being pulled into reality by a passing sketeboarder. Wouldn't that be fun to animate?

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  21. Wow Lisa. It's wonderful. I love how she came out and still seems to want to come right out of the canvas. Great work!

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  22. Fantastic! It is a very good image,... and texture. XO

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  23. I love it! Lots of texture! She seems to be thinking.
    Happy new year and PPF!

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  24. I love this painting and your Fun shows through. Quite a feat. Blessings, Janet PPF

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  25. Wonderful spirited creation! ~ ~ thanks, namaste, Carol (Share the Creative Journey) Happy PPF ^_^

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  26. You blow me away. I love her so much. I think you are making me want to step out of my box and try to paint something different. Thank you!

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  27. This is awesome... you should google and Australian artist called Ben Quilty... he used paint like ice cream and still keeps form and structure... just like you have managed... I love this and hope this takes you in a new direction...xx

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  28. It is remarkable!
    Happy PPF!
    Sheri Cook/HappyHorseStudio

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  29. She is so amazing!!!! Can't wait to see what's coming next!!!!

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  30. Knife and fingers... Wow!! She is great - love the colours and textre.

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  31. Oh Lisa this is wonderful!!!!I love your thought of the youth on a skateboard bringing her to life too, wow, you did GREAT!!!!

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  32. Ooh-wow! I love the rawness of this... You are so good with intuitive painting :)

    (I love the imagery of a passerby "peeling her to life"... Very cool.)

    xo
    Kristin

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  33. This is very powerful. I love the texture and bold color. I always love what you come up with by just "going with the flow"!

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  34. Love the way the face emerges from the background. Wonderful texture and expression.

    Happy New Year and
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  35. The colors you used really add to the mood....Happy PPF!

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  36. god. everything you are doing is really knocking my socks off lately.

    really really.

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  37. Your art pulls me in. The depth of colors is like a magnet of beauty.
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  38. So edgy...and SO raw - and I LOVE it! Such wonderful, creative work!!

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  39. i adore your work and i don't use that word lightly...it is so powerful...xxx

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  40. Love this one Lisa, has similar characteristics of the artist Auerbach very tactile. Lots of depth to the colours.

    Elaine x

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  41. Really strong,raw and beautiful,Lisa
    Wonderful

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