We left off last time with my introducing a new genre I’ve called “Women from the Back.” I showed a couple, along with the drawings that preceded them. In the future I’ll show more, and paint more. Sometimes these are by design, starting with intended photography, sometimes they’re more random in their beginnings. Such was the case with Movement in Cadmium, shown below.
Movement in Cadmium, Acrylic on canvas, 70×63, named for the colors and flow. Click on picture for price and larger view.
I wanted to paint something big. I didn’t even know what it would be. I took a bolt of canvas I keep around for such occasions, cut a big swipe, and stapled it to my studio wall. I got out my acrylics, mixed up a batch of warm color and started covering. I added water to keep it moving . . . and to let any random drips happen as they would. The idea is to keep things sort of under control and sort of not. It was after all that when I went to my collection of accumulated resources to see what I might paint. I found a tiny photo of seven dancers I’d come across some years before. Of the seven, four fit the shape I’d established and I was off and running.
The canvas stapled to the wall, in process with le peintre.
And wah-LAH (okay, voila), it was more “women from the back.” As seen in the photo with moi, it’s of pretty good size, too big in fact to fit in our van. That can be a problem, and often determines how large I paint. At present the finished piece is hanging at Starbucks Coffee across from the mission in San Juan Capistrano. Next month it’s headed to a gallery, that is unless to someone’s living room, dance studio, or with all this French, a private chateau.
Moving from French to Spanish, another fairly large canvas that appeared from nothing last month was San Juan Vaquero. It’s from a photo I shot at the Swallows Day Parade this year in San Juan Capistrano.
San Juan Vaquero, Oil on canvas, 46×50. Click for details.
The scene is pretty much as it happened, but the streets in the painting are back to earthen, and the horse is more like a Palomino than whatever-it-was, for the sake of color harmonies. The size was determined by a frame I already had, cut down from a larger version that wouldn’t fit in the car. (Amazing how these practicalities influence our lives.) The frame turned out to be a perfect match for the painting, as shown in the picture below with the finished assembly propped up in one of the rooms in our house. It, too, now hangs at Starbucks, not a block away from where the horseman trod and I took the photo. It also will move into a gallery in a month. That is, unless it finds its way first into someone’s villa . . . or rancho . . . or just nice house.
Framed and ready, the day the vaquero left our house. Click for larger view.
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190 Avenida La Pata
San Clemente, California
39 paintings by Hyatt Moore
Calvary Chapel Capo Beach
25975 Domigo Avenue
Capistrano Beach, California
Through June, 2008
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245 Fischer Avenue, Suite A8C
Costa Mesa, California
Sunday, May 18, 1:00-4:00pm
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Across from the old mission, San Juan Capistrano, California
1:41 pm
Hyatt, I really enjoy seeing your work………… Howard
1:45 pm
AN AMAZING COUPLE! AS WE’RE RELATED MAYBE SOME
OF YOUR GENIUS’S WILL RUB OFF ON ME. GOLDIE
AND I ESPECIALLY LIKE WOMEN IN RED. THANKS FOR
KEEPING US UP ON YOUR SUCCESSES…IN NEW WORK AND
VENUES. ALOHA NUI LOA
2:14 pm
Greetings from Orlando, Florida. Hyatt, you make Liz and I laugh. Your art is fascinating and your comments really tickle us.
3:34 pm
I thoroughly enjoyed your description of how you came to paint the 4 dancing ladies. You are so free spirited in your creativity. Keep it up. Keep letting the drips go where they land. By the way, it was good to see a pic of you–you’re looking good.
The Vaquero again, delighted me by the way you picked the size determined by the frame–which had been altered in it’s size to fit your van. I just keep smiling as I read it. It must be freeing in one way to be so non-conformist–and yet as you say, practicality shapes some of your decisions. You make it all sound like fun. Are there also points of frustration?
My grand-daughter who lives with us works at a Starbucks in Irvine. I don’t think they have enough wall space available but what fun it would be to walk in and see some of your art work.
Keep those paint brushes swishing! Hope you find some good buyers…
Blessings,
mma
8:42 pm
Me gusta MUCHO! Love the movement with the ladies-makes me want to look from the other side and see their faces. Very nice.
Love from Julian, Scott and Katherine
9:00 pm
Hyatt,
Your paintings are great and I enjoy them very much. Have you ever painted the western sky with red clouds that look like popcorn? That is about all we miss about the fast pace of Southern CA.
Rebekah K. Jones
10:32 pm
Hyatt, your paintings are truly inspiring. I love seeing your new work. We own a print of Three Men and a Boy which fits in our Tucson, AZ home quite nicely. I miss the ocean in San Clemente, but not the hustle and bustle. I noted that you are in Boca Raton, FL this week. We are leaving for West Palm Beach, FL on Saturday – would love to be able to see your performance there. We enjoy hearing from you and your latest works. All the Best, Dan and Diana Krongaard.
7:31 am
Hyatt – I am completely jealous of Starbucks – Your paintings would preview well in my house as well – keep doing what your doing – love it – Tracy – Pittsburgh
8:31 am
Hi Hyatt,
I like how you are adding horses to your collection of beautiful work. I still think you still need a girl on a horse in a San Juan orange grove….
Fondly,
Pam Lowe
9:00 am
Hyatt, I love the movement and mystery of Movement in Cadmium. Very sweet. Thanks for the update! Jane
1:03 pm
I really enjoy the Western painting with the golden horse. When I was drawing horses as a young girl, did you have any idea you would paint them with such grace?
3:22 pm
Dear Hyatt:
I originally came into contact with your work/story via the program on TBN. I’ve enjoyed your keeping in contact with all of us. I’m an artist in the Cincinnati area…coffee shops and banking centers often gain us more attention than galleries, don’t they? Not only do I appreciate your work, but you’ve inspired me to pursue more of those venues. Thanks! Dan Grove
7:40 pm
Hyatt, the flamingo dancers are quite stunning and dramatic. One would expect to hear the clopping of their shoes; the swishing of their skirts. I like the idea of it all in cad red. There is something simple, yet rich, about it. I’ve seen the vaquero in person and the picture here doesn’t do it justice. Thought your bloggers should know that. Thanks for sharing your work. Gail
11:29 am
Your vigor and excitement about the quests you undertake is as inspiring to me as the work itself. Almost every project seems to have that Art Center assignment verve.
Thank you Hyatt. Tony Joyce
12:29 pm
Hyatt – thank you for sharing your latest… once again, the unique quality of your work shines right thru the monochromatic colors of the work in cadium, and it is SO good! I also enjoy the horse, your technique is so obvious, as I begin to see more and more of your paintings. You really have been quite an inspiration to me in many ways and I thank you for that…
Nice pic, now I can put a face with your voice, until we meet soon, … :-)
God be with you and Anne,
Lori Y.
West Covina
PS: Did u receive my email dated 5/01 ?? Take care -|-
9:56 am
Just got back from a wonderful vacation in Hilton Head and having a downer day facing reality again until I took time to peek in on what your latest endeavors are…I was on vacation again. WOW. Thanks for brightening my day! Miss you both a lot.
12:26 pm
Dad, both new paintings are exceptional!!! I obviously want to own the dancers from the back! We’ll see?! I feel like that is a perfect example of your trademark work. The drips are perfect & what I love best about most of your larger pieces. Can’t wait to see it in person! Love you!
12:37 pm
HI
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I GOT YOUR ART WORK ;BUT I ENJOY IT AND HOW YOU KEEP GOING LIKE THE ENERGY BUNNIE I HAVE NO IDEA
YOU SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO MARKET YOURSELF AND THAT I ENVY.. I GUESS I NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT EVERYTHING AND YES I LIKE YOUR WORK
GOOD LUCK AND HAS IT HELPED YOUR SALES??I HOPE SO
CWS