Chair #1; 2016; 14″ x 19.5″; mixed media: oil-based ink, watercolor, acrylic.
I’ve been conjuring, killing, and resurrecting chairs for a couple weeks now.
I imagined them to be as vibrant as the person for whom I am painting them. When she commissioned a piece, she simply requested “a chair.” But just a simple chair will not do for this artistic soul – no, it must be on the verge of leaping from the paper and dancing away. It has to be a magic chair, hinting at deeper layers of meaning.
Today, after painting four interpretations of one chair, I am ready to let these chairs meet their inspiration.
Below, Chair #1 emerges from oil-based ink through watercolor color fields and into acrylic texture and pattern:
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- Chair #1; 2016; 19″ x 15″; mixed media: oil-based ink, watercolor, acrylic.
Colleen Briggs Art & Writing 
Hi Colleen,
I love the progression photos!
Thank you for sharing snapshots of your journey along the pathway.
God’s best to you and yours,
Joel
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Love to your family Joel! Thank you for taking the time to encourage me. I just realized that while I was subscribed to Shannon’s blog, I wasn’t receiving emails. I missed a lot! But, no more, I turned on the email function!
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Wow! These are incredible…love seeing the stages as you create! 🙂
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It’s fun to look back. Especially at the points where I was sure I killed it, then pressed through. Gives me a little boost of perseverance in other areas of life – you know what I mean!
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I love your ability to look at a chair and see things so far beyond my range of sight… and then use your brush to let me see it too.
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So cool, Bonnie! I’m planning to write about the “deeper meaning” (in honor of the person I painted them for) of these chairs in a blog post next week. But you already got it! Figures… I think we track! 🙂
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I love the rich decorations on this lovely series Colleen. Really gorgeous!
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