Treffinger Daily: Covenant

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Covenant

Oil on canvas, 60"x48", $3600
If you are interested in purchasing this painting please
email me at katherine@katherinetreffinger.com

Today I am posting a painting that is representative
of the way I used to work. I have painted many,
many of these atmospheric textural pieces. I am
amazed to say that I have very few of them remaining.
I have been very fortunate in my sales of them. I
reached a place where I had to do something different.

10 comments:

Jeane Myers said...: Katherine, thank you for your generosity in featuring my work yesterday - it was indeed a wonderful experience - and oo la la, this painting - I can see why you have few of them left....; April 30, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Blue Sky Dreaming said...: 60" x 36" must make this beauty command the room's attention! Wow!; April 30, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Katherine said...: Jeane it was truly my pleasure. Thank you for the support on my painting.; April 30, 2009 at 5:19 PM
Katherine said...: Mary Ann I am glad you made that comment as I was able to see my typo...oops! The painting is 5 feet by 4 feet. And yes it does have a commanding presence. I have a collector in Colorado who actually owns two of this series. He has one on either side of his fireplace. Wild!; April 30, 2009 at 5:22 PM
ArtPropelled said...: Gorgeous! Lucky collector having two pieces.
Every time I visit your blog that header just makes my day.; May 1, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Katherine said...: Why thank you Robyn. I spent a long time on your blog today. It is so fantastic.; May 2, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Richard said...: Katherine, as you know, I love the Covenant series and have from the minute I saw the first one in the window at Art Media in Portland. It was a great series, and I'm glad you did it, and glad that you moved on from it to new things when you felt it was time. I love the work you are doing now just as much as the Covenant series, just in a different way. That series reminded me in a certain sense of Adolph Gottlieb's "Burst" series, in that it was a repeated motif that was elemental and mysterious, presented in a "theme and variations" kind of way. Cheers, Richard; May 2, 2009 at 1:58 PM
Dean Grey said...: Katherine!

This style is noticeably different than the abstracts I normally see from you and yet I still see "you" in this painting. Does that make sense?

Thanks for showing us your range as an artist. It's interesting to hear and see how you develop over time.

-Dean; May 3, 2009 at 3:58 AM
Katherine said...: Richard thank you! I needed to hear this supportive statement of my new work and no better person to get it from than you. I will have to check out the Burst series.; May 4, 2009 at 8:44 AM
Katherine said...: Thank you Dean and thank you for you continued comments.; May 4, 2009 at 8:45 AM

The Art And Meaning Project

The Art and meaning Project is a series of responses from various artists to the question: "What meaning does doing art have for you? In other words why do you show up in your studio, or wherever, and pick up your tools day after day?"

This is something I have thought of doing for a while as
a book, but now I have the blog and, who knows, maybe
it could become a book. I am very excited about this. I love hearing the answers. Showing up for their creations is
often an irresistible pull for artists. Many of us at any given
time ask ourselves why we are doing it. All the answers have a different response. Most of us can relate to at least some part of every response.

I want to hear the artists' answers. If you are an artist
and would like to contribute please email me. I will not guarantee that I will post everyone's answer, I need to
see what you have to say first and if it contributes more to the project.

THE ART OF KATHERINE TREFFINGER

ABOUT THE ARTIST
www.katherinetreffinger.com

I spent my childhood in Sausalito, California in the 50’s. It was a magical place, teeming with artists and creative expression. Across the street from our house was one of the coffeehouses where the “bohemians” came to listen to music, and writers such as Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder and Jack Kerouac read from their work.

It was a time when San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and Sausalito were home to the abstract expressionist and Bay Area Figurative movements. My missing toys were found in the neighbor’s sculptures. I was often on tiptoes, peering into the windows of nearby studios and coffeehouses. I thrived in the wondrous mystery of this world.

Later, as an adult I had the good fortune to befriend Joseph Raffael and spend time in his studio. This was before I realized I wanted to be an artist myself. I was greatly influenced by his enthusiasm, dedication, and his ability to create beauty.

In hindsight, there was nothing else I really wanted to be than an artist. I paint and draw because I love to … and because I have to. I am primarily self taught.

When I stand before an empty canvas or piece of paper, I am lost, unaware of what to do. In fact, my most satisfying work comes from staying ‘lost’. Navigational confidence is seldom productive for me. Each piece becomes the recording of a unique introspective exploration.