Artist R.L. Gibson

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Artist R.L. Gibson

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DAY 7: Purpure

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"Purpure" DETAIL by RLGibson (6"x6" watercolor on 140lb. coldpress)
“Purpure” DETAIL by R.L. Gibson (6″x6″ watercolor on 140lb. coldpress)

It is DAY 7 the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.  No themes, no rules, just paint.  When I talk to people about color, I hear over and over again that blue gives them a sense of calm, that yellow makes them happy.  To each his own.  To me, blue is such an ordinary color that it only shines when given assistance by yellow or green.  But red… Red screams warmth to me.  It is my color of choice. Any other color in addition is just a bonus.  Live out loud.

"Purpure" by RLGibson (6"x6" watercolor on 140lb. coldpress)
“Purpure” by R.L. Gibson (6″x6″ watercolor)

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DAY 7:
“Purpure” DETAIL
(6″x 6″ watercolor on 140lb. coldpress)

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During the February challenge, I am offering each piece at $25, including shipping inside the U.S., for two days after it is posted.  You can email me, message me on Facebook or Instagram with your email address for a PayPal invoice & your snail mail for shipping.  First message takes it.  

See you on DAY 8…

DAY 22: Broadcast

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"Broadcast" (acrylic on paper 6"x6") by R.L. Gibson
“Broadcast” (acrylic on paper 6″x6″) by R.L. Gibson

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I can’t believe I’ve made it all the way to Day 22 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge; my offering is “Broadcast” (acrylic on paper, 6″x6″).

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As a xerographist, my work tends to be, almost exclusively, representational.  The 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge offers me an opportunity to revisit abstract painting as an alternate voice.  This piece started as a technique study for a larger work.  I was testing my acrylic consistency for the alcohol disbursement, but I fell in love with the colors and forgot all about the bigger work, ha.  I am sort of in love with the pink, but it wasn’t intentional.  I got the pink when I was too impatient to let the cadmium red layer dry completely before adding the zinc white.  It is a beautiful accident.

Where should I go for day Twenty-Two?

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DAY 13: 20°

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"20°" (acrylic & silver leaf on 5″×7″ unstretched canvas) by R.L. Gibson
“20°” (acrylic & silver leaf on 5″×7″ unstretched canvas) by R.L. Gibson

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It is Day 13 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.  My thirteenth offering is “20º” acrylic & silver leaf on 5″×7″ unstretched canvas.  Will be available in my Etsy Shop.

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As a xerographist, my work tends to be, almost exclusively, representational.  The 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge offers me an opportunity to revisit abstract painting as an alternate voice.  Cadmium red seems to be sticking around.  Red is my happy place, but I started painting to find a voice for some anger. So, regardless of the success of a painting, I’m struggling with the ability to express anger.  I have always been, what my husband calls “nauseatingly optimistic”, and that isn’t a bad thing, to me.  But, it is sometimes unproductive. This painting feels unproductive. My paintings, like myself, are a work in progress.  Stick with me.

20º is thirteenth of a number of paintings inspired by traffic circles:  “As a frequent traveler, I am both comforted and amused by the familiar behaviors found while traversing the traffic circle.  Well-intentioned drivers lean forward to afford themselves a better view of street signs, use their right turn signal despite all options being right turns, momentarily hit the brakes not quite certain of their choice before barreling ahead often without noticing the presence or location of other drivers on the circle or having to go ’round again because they missed the mark the first time.  It is sort of a perfect metaphor for navigating life.”

Remember, this canvas is available for $50 in my Etsy Shop.

Next stop? Day Fourteen.

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