Is Golden Curtain a vertical or a horizontal painting? I originally published it on the “Paintings” page as a horizontal, 41 x 55,” but this morning it suddenly demanded to be vertical. What do you think?
The composition of an abstract painting, or any painting for that matter, should work in all directions, although the subject matter of say, a still life, makes sense only one way. I remember my dad turning his paintings around to check their compositional strength and sometimes changing the orientation altogether. This is a practice worth continuing, but sometimes I… forget. So now I’m wondering if this painting should be signed in two directions.
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March 31, 2012 at 3:48 pm
smallapplebites
It works in both ways.
Vertically it tends towards landscape.
Horizontally it works wonderfully as dyptic.
I really like your work. It looks as if it was created naturally. They are full of life, because of its organic-ness. I don’t think it could ever get boring.
March 31, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Diane McGregor
I like it both ways, but the harmony of the vertical seems more accessible to the human heart. I feel a peaceful warmth descending upon me in a blissful shower of gold. This painting really has a wonderful presence.
March 31, 2012 at 7:22 pm
daramark
Wow. Thanks for the feedback, I’m honored.
April 1, 2012 at 11:22 am
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