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Continuing to Work Small on my Organics Series

"Organics Sketch 15" Acrylic on Stonehenge 7.5" x 7.5" © 2010 Marilyn Fenn
“Organics Sketch 15″ Acrylic on Stonehenge paper 7.5″ x 7.5” © 2010 Marilyn Fenn

This is one of my recent acrylic sketches exploring the structure of those organic forms in my head that I am currently fascinated to understand: in these images of interconnected solids among voids in a space of ambiguous depth, how are the parts connected; what is attached to what, and where?  I paint in order to see…

I should mention that I don’t think the color is completely accurate.  Sigh!

See more of these little sketch-paintings in my Organics Gallery.  And stay tuned for more in the not-too-distant future.

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The Next Body of Work

"Organics Sketch 06" Watercolor Crayons on Canvas Paper 6" x 6" © 2010 Marilyn Fenn
“Organics Sketch 06″ Watercolor Crayons on Canvas Paper 6″ x 6” © 2010 Marilyn Fenn

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. — E Hubbard

The day after the opening of my solo show last October, I was thrilled to stumble on a somewhat new direction while doing some sketches, a direction that it seems I’ve been searching to find for the past few years.  Too bad this didn’t quite materialize in time for my show, but I’m sure the approximately hundred pieces of art I created last year prior to the show helped lead the way.

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Transformations: The Struggle to Create

"Vortex" Encaustic and Wood on Panel 12" x 12" © 2010 Marilyn Fenn
“Vortex” Encaustic and Wood on Panel 12″ x 12″ © 2010 Marilyn Fenn

Creativity is about play and a kind of willingness to go with your intuition. It’s crucial to an artist. If you know where you are going and what you are going to do, why do it? — Frank Gehry

This is a very comforting quote for me.  When I paint, I frequently have only a very vague idea or sometimes — no idea at all — of what I am searching for in the new work.  I start somewhere, and often, the finished piece is so far away from where it started, it’s unrecognizable.  One of my favorite things about working this way is that I discover things — such as shapes and images — that I just couldn’t invent.

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New Tornado Paintings

"Tornado with Debris Cloud, version 2" Encaustic on Baltic Birch 10" x 10" x 2" © 2010 Marilyn Fenn
“Tornado with Debris Cloud, version 2″ Encaustic on Baltic Birch 10″ x 10″ x 2” © 2010 Marilyn Fenn

I have completed two new tornado paintings; one was the one I started a few weeks ago while being interviewed for a Weather Channel segment about my tornado paintings.  It’s changed a lot since it was filmed in progress (final version above; first version below).

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