Cedar Breaks Trail
Painting from a reference photo taken on September 3, 2020, during a trip with my 45-year-old son and his 6-year-old son. It was the last camping trip I was able to take with my son and grandson. We all have the first name of "Charles". My son Charles Kenton Call passed away from NET cancer on November 29, 2021. I painted another painting of this trail and it was included last year in the student showcase. It now hangs in the bedroom of Charles Theodore Call, my 6-year-old grandson. He asked me for that painting.
This painting was painted using alkyd oils.
Fine Art (Painting)
16 x 20 x 1.5
$400.00
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
I observe paintings from artists I admire, and I’m influenced by their techniques, style, and motifs.
I have always loved the fauvists with their unique colors and contrast; the emotion of van Gogh and Gauguin; the perfection of Sargent; the experimentation of Cezanne; the beauty of Degas; the color studies of Kandinsky; the controlled chaos of Pollock; the intrigue of Diebenkorn; the buttery essence and bluish shadows (with orange halo) of Thiebaud; the simplicity of Jasper Johns; the rawness of Auerbach; the impact of Motherwell and Kline; abstract landscapes of Doug Snow; the grided pixels of Chuck Close; the luminousness of Rothko: and the visual impact of the Bay Area figurative artists.
I’m not a realist and I’m not constrained to paint in a specific style or to reproduce an image. For me the process of painting is emotional and the design, lines, colors, texture grow out of being in-the-moment. I imagine the subjects of my journey as a painter will be figurative and the style will be more abstract as I continue. I love paintings that are sculptural; that you want to touch. This is my painting journey’s trajectory.
Chuck Call (signature: CHC)
March 3, 2022
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