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| Sunflowers Galore by Monique Carr, Used with permission |
What is abstract and where does the impetus come
from. I have always painted emotions, feelings and objects of memory and have
never fully appreciated abstract until recently.
A few artists have inspired me to learn more about
abstract. It’s the shapes and colors, without description or explanation, in my
opinion they create a raw feelings from abstraction.
This post is about an artist that has captured so
beautifully the space between reality and the nuance that is abstract. Her name
is Monique Carr.
I found her on a google plus page. Her art had that
connection to reality and yet it exploded with color and energetic forms that
leapt off the page.
I went to her website and discovered more paintings that
were just as bold and exciting as the first painting I saw.
I found her portraits and that’s where I saw how she
mixed the needed discipline of a skilled portrait with the energy and richness
of abstraction.
Monique’s plein air paintings take you to a specific
place but what she captures is the moment. A splash of colors and warm light
describe the energy and excitement of a day in a sunflower field.
I could feel the heat of the afternoon, I could
taste the summer air; to me that is where art transcends it’s two dimensional
form. An emotional response is triggered by the kinetic humming of shapes and
colors with just enough realism to keep the viewers eyes grounded.
I sent her a long winded email and we talked about
abstract, I shared another artist who I am very fond of and she agreed. Her
description of doing abstract was to abandon her assumptions, expectations and fears and
paint the light and shapes that surround the image.
We
both agreed, it’s an amazing feeling to connect with other artists especially
the ones that perhaps see the world the same and yet so different than you
have.
I
am still unraveling the riddle that is the abstract. Monique inspires me to
learn more about it and explore perhaps my inner abstract.
Check out Monique Carr Fine Art at http://moniquecarr.com
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