Sunday, August 19, 2012

My Blue, Mauve and Purple Period


The Painter's Hands 1973

In the early 1970s, in New Jersey and during a year back in England,  I continued to experiment with various divided formats—stripes, grids and other irregular geometric figures—using large canvases, often over 72" in at least one dimension

I also expanded my vocabulary of forms with particular interest in the tension between juxtaposed stained and impasto passages.  For some reason, at that time I seemed to be especially attracted to a range of colors from reds to blues and in between.  

This is a selection from that period (these somewhat fuzzy images were taken some years ago when the canvases were still on stretchers)  


Blue Grid

Blue Windows 197

My Greek Grid

Bonnard's Bathtub
Blue Diptych 1972

Mauve Grid 1972
Purple Diptych  1972
images ©Richard D. Perry All rights reserved

These paintings are for sale. Dimensions and prices given on request: dartnall@cox.net

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