Third Space: With Tim, Jack and Danny
13" x 16" oil painting on paper with pastel and gold metal leaf, framed
This "third space" is an intuitive painting created while I was listening to the music of and wondering at the imagination of 2 of my favorite artists and a beloved character they share — Tim Burton, Danny Elfman and Jack Skellington. This is the season for misfits and oddballs. This piece simply celebrates brilliant creativity and the vibrancy of being oneself.
13" x 16" oil painting on paper with pastel and gold metal leaf, framed
This "third space" is an intuitive painting created while I was listening to the music of and wondering at the imagination of 2 of my favorite artists and a beloved character they share — Tim Burton, Danny Elfman and Jack Skellington. This is the season for misfits and oddballs. This piece simply celebrates brilliant creativity and the vibrancy of being oneself.
13" x 16" oil painting on paper with pastel and gold metal leaf, framed
This "third space" is an intuitive painting created while I was listening to the music of and wondering at the imagination of 2 of my favorite artists and a beloved character they share — Tim Burton, Danny Elfman and Jack Skellington. This is the season for misfits and oddballs. This piece simply celebrates brilliant creativity and the vibrancy of being oneself.
I began painting these pieces to experiment with negative space, tape and parts within a whole. Beyond experimentation, these pieces had little other technical purpose and I was reminded at just how valuable experimentation and play is to daily practice of a craft. “Third Space” refers to the new place my head went to to connect with imagination again.
Experimentation and play make us better artists. I hope to make this a regular routine in my practice however, I struggle with developing healthy habits. Which is why there is an additional purpose for the title “third Space.” It refers to imagery relating to windows. The divisions created by tape and the resulting negative space, appear similar to window panes; as if we are behind a delicate barrier looking in on the expanse of imagination.
