Mysterious Figure Paintings
An artists journey to creating abstract figure paintings with a sense of mystery
The journey begins
Having painted abstract figures in many settings I was aware of the power figure paintings can have - we look into a painting and identify the figure - friend or foe? relation? or is it ones-self? I have used abstract figures to depict despair, love, aloneness and more. Mystery beckoned.
Frustration is a fuel to paint
At he start of my journey the beginnings of frustration were there and I was uncertain of my next steps.I used my frustration to fuel creation and the result is these mysterious figure paintings. I recommend painters to find a good idea, to not stop after the first painting, to work hard and to produce a series of paintings. Frustration and the urge to find a new idea are the drivers.
A series works best
To paint a series of paintings with the same feeling, say 20 pieces can be a daunting prospect but it opens new ideas to the artist which is very satisfying. - it leads to art never seen before. We artists get frustrated easily but this frustration can fuel creation. It is in those moments of thinking "I have no more ideas for the next one in the series" that a new idea forms and that leads to exciting new possibilities.
Here follows my journey that resulted in a series of mysterious figure paintings....
Enjoy the ride
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The first one has the idea of an open door revealing a very personal scene within. Maybe we feel like unintentional intruders but for sure we are seeing something that is none of our business.
The experimentation with texture began with this painting, texturing material was used to create the orange/brown surround.
On to number two. The same idea of a mysterious intruding figure but the figure part is more abstract and the dimensions have changed to the wide screen look which seems right for this painting.
And two more with little change other than the figures within
This one is a little different with the feeling of describing a life on the orange/brown wall
The last one in this series but some parts will be evident in future work, it is always about learning.
I hope you have enjoyed this post. Following a series of paintings shows how the artist develops their ideas and my idea of mysterious figures in a constructed geometric shape has been explored here. I may have raised some questions - please get in touch I will try to find answers.
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