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Fourth (and last, so far) in This Series

I Know We Canteloupe (But Honeydew Be Mine) Oil on panel 12" x 10" © 2015 Marilyn Fenn
I Know We Canteloupe (But Honeydew Be Mine)
Oil on panel
12″ x 10″
© 2015 Marilyn Fenn

I do love this painting, and I have enjoyed creating this series. After these first four, however, my interests took a turn, which you will see in the coming days (if you stay tuned).

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First of a New Series (in a Series of New Series)

Everybody Loves This One
Oil on Canvas
12″ x 10″
© 2015 Marilyn Fenn

Here is one of my first paintings of this year. Doing a lot of experimenting–trying different things. Some are working out great; some not so much. I am happy with this painting, though I’ve since started heading in another direction (or 10).  I’ve done about four paintings like this so far.  More to come tomorrow.

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Falling and Recovery

Color Mini 2014-016
Oil on canvas
4″ x 4″
© 2014 Marilyn Fenn

I was never satisfied with the initial version of this painting, so I worked on it a bit last night.  I decided I very much liked the sense of stacked and possibly falling boxes on the right hand side of the painting (now turned 90° counterclockwise), so I worked to carry that theme throughout.  I’m pretty happy with it now.  It reminds me of the idea of pushing oneself off-balance, and then having to catch oneself—a falling and recovery, ala Merce Cunningham.

Here was the original version, which just didn’t quite make it:

Color Mini 2014-016
Oil on canvas
4″ x 4″
© 2014 Marilyn Fenn

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It Feels Great to Be Back in The Studio Again

Color Mini 2014-025 Oil on canvas 6″ x 6″ © 2014 Marilyn Fenn

It is taking me a while to get back in the groove, though. Worked on 3 paintings Monday night, with no resolution on any of them. Did this one last night, though I am considering some color changes here and there. Temporarily then, here it is.

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Last Night’s Mini-Painting; Thick Paint with Palette Knife

Color Mini 2014-022
Oil on canvas
4″ x 4″
© 2014 Marilyn Fenn

Last night’s mini-painting. I’ve started most of the rest of these mini-paintings with a small composition sketch (which invariably is only a starting place and gets changed along the way), but I wiped out the sketch for this one, and just felt my way into each block of color. I reworked the initial version of this painting in thicker paint applied with a palette knife, and I like it better still.

Gotta try stuff, and I like what happened here. These tiny paintings are such a great little way to work out my ideas! I’m really looking forward to whatever will happen later when I resume working bigger again.