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<\/a><\/p>\nIt’s part straight abstract, and part recognizable figure, the two interacting and full of motion. Title: Madrid<\/strong><\/em>, 54″x41″, mixed media on canvas.<\/p>\n The original inspiration was from a quick shot of a bit of peeling paint and old glue on a wall in Madrid. (There’s art everywhere.)<\/p>\n The day after arriving home I spread a piece of canvas on the studio floor and started texturing layers of acrylic, with a trip to the store for just the right colors.<\/p>\n Applying some random white, I thought I recognized a dancer. Turning it vertical and pinning it to the wall, sure enough, there she was.<\/p>\n In Spain I filled a sketchbook page of gesture drawing of flamenco dancers. This, then, was reference.<\/p>\n We loved the flamenco displays as we’d encounter them. This is a street performance, the photo of which worked perfectly for my painting. (Notice it’s “flopped” to fit the patterns that had appeared on my abstract.)<\/p>\n Here she is for the photo shoot on our garage door . . . shown here just to give an idea of size. Note it’s on canvas not yet stretched, an approach I often use.<\/p>\n A close up of the face, painted in oils, and some of the wild texture. The interaction between realism and random is all part of the poetry, just like life. This week, Thursday evening, I’ll be giving a lecture\/demo on “How to Start a Painting.” It’s at San Clemente Art Supply, 1531 North El Camino Real, at 6:30 p.m. The cost, just $5.00. Reserve your spot at (949) 369-6603. Or just come.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n On Sunday, June 24, I’ll be speaking on my new Beatitudes series at Granite Creek Church in Claremont,\u00a01580 N Claremont Blvd. Two times: 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking of that, a YouTube version of that talk, as given in Anchorage, is now on my website, in both the full 40 minutes and a five-minute trailer . . . plus the one-minute overview showing them at first completion. Check them out here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The studio show is this Friday; here are the details. Also, here’s a new painting from the Spain trip, and the evolution of its making. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6971"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6971"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7865,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6971\/revisions\/7865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nShe, with a whole lot of other paintings, will be featured at the studio show this coming Friday. It’s just for one evening. Don’t miss it. Details here:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nOther Coming Events<\/h2>\n