26 May, 2011

Riverside Grays

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Riverside Grays
@6" x 6"
Pastel
Casey Klahn


We're exploring my new works along with songs about the rain.  Enjoy.  Tom Waits Rain Dogs is anything but dogmatic, but it does bring the rain.



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14 comments:

William Cook said...

Thank you for showing this. I don't know what it is--and I don'y want to know what it is. The colors and the composition and the textures are admirable just as they are. It has a completion or a fulfillment that boldly stands alone.

May 26, 2011 at 6:43 AM
Casey Klahn said...

That's a fulfilling comment, too, Bill. I appreciate it, and I appreciate your looking in this morning.

May 26, 2011 at 8:43 AM
Katherine van Schoonhoven said...

Glorious, varied and exquisite transitions between colors!! This makes me want to run out to the studio and "fix" what was bothering me about my current painting. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

May 26, 2011 at 8:57 AM
Sonya Johnson said...

This painting totally makes me want to sit down and try abstracts in pastel. It also looks bigger than its diminutive size.

I'm guessing its foundation was based on reality, but you skillfully transcended that, and like Bill, I'm not sure what it is I'm seeing. But, that is unimportant.

Love the colors and how you've used line here.

May 26, 2011 at 9:12 AM
Casey Klahn said...

Kvan, I'm glad you have inspiration here, and I hope you'll look inside for more!

I'll see you in a couple of weeks for the workshop.

May 26, 2011 at 9:17 AM
Casey Klahn said...

Sonya - I am very glad you read and looked. It's funny because I fully see the riverside here, but I am delighted that others don't know what it is. Score!

May 26, 2011 at 9:20 AM
SamArtDog said...

This pastel's shades are so natural and subtle, the shift from one to the other is almost invisible. Mmm-mmm!

May 26, 2011 at 3:41 PM
Casey Klahn said...

Thanks, Sam.

May 26, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Celeste Bergin said...

yeah. rain. I like it. there is something wrong with me. oh, I've said that before haha. Lovely painting

May 26, 2011 at 11:58 PM
Donna T said...

The others have stated their feelings about this painting so eloquently and I agree with them all! How on earth are you able to block out so much of the "noise' of reality to paint like this?

May 27, 2011 at 5:17 AM
Casey Klahn said...

Thank you, Celeste!

Donna, I guess that is the question. Block out the noise, I like that description.

May 27, 2011 at 7:39 AM
Jala Pfaff said...

Pure abstract? From Casey? Absolute abstract? Cool!

May 30, 2011 at 3:04 PM
Casey Klahn said...

That's a good reminder that I need to take some play time for myself and do some absolute abstraction. This one is figurative, though.

It is a tree on the right side, with a river at the lower left. This is an image I have done numerous times this year, too. So very happy that I stumped the panel with this!

May 30, 2011 at 3:11 PM
Jala Pfaff said...

Nope. I simply don't believe it.

June 1, 2011 at 12:15 AM

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