Treffinger Daily: Boca Raton

Friday, June 12, 2009

Boca Raton

Oil on Canvas, 9x6, $95 plus shipping
If you are interested in purchasing this painting please
email me at katherine@katherinetreffinger.com

I just counted the number of Art and Meaning posts
that have made there way to my blog....23!!! And isn't
it amazing how each person has something uniquely
their own to say? Well I guess it isn't that surprising,
they are artists after all! I have a vague goal of 100
artists before I start hunting down a possible publisher.
I love the art that is coming with the responses, so
much talent with so many different ways of expressing it.

12 comments:

Don Bishop said...: These are very cool abstracts Katherine.; June 12, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Katherine said...: Thank you, mystery person. I looked all over your blog for a name. Beautiful work you do yourself.; June 12, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Jeane Myers said...: 100 seems a good solid number! 23 already and oh such different words used, but the feelings seem very similar in all of them - wonderful painting Katherine!; June 12, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Katherine said...: Jeane I know what you mean. They all resonate for me in some way, giving some part of my answer.; June 13, 2009 at 7:57 AM
sunrise Sister said...: Hi Katherine, I really like these small pieces that you've posted in the last 3 days - beautiful. I viewed ALL of the pieces you had at Pendleton downstairs. I think you are smart to get your work in people's hands rather than pricing it so high as to be unaffordable for many. Those small pieces are often the launch pad for the purchase of a larger piece!. I'm not blogging right now as we're off on our road trip to the Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde and Edwards, CO where a daughter lives.; June 13, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Katherine said...: I saw the pictures of your trip on Facebook Dianna. I love that part of the country. Hope it is dry there, It keeps raining here. Thanks for visiting the show in Pendleton. Didn't know if anyone actually went down and looked.; June 14, 2009 at 7:49 AM
M.A. Wakeley said...: I love this work of yours, Katherine. It's one of my favorites... a great composition with colors and lines that resonate.

I love the art and meaning posts too.

m.a.; June 14, 2009 at 8:44 AM
Katherine said...: Thank you Mary Ann I didn't know how this one would go over so that is nice to hear.

Glad to hear your following the Art and Meaning posts.; June 14, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Cathy Spivey Mendola said...: I absolutely love this piece! It's one of my faves of your's.; June 14, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Blue Sky Dreaming said...: This is lovely...I'm enjoying these smaller pieces. There is a green in this one that amazes me.
Your Art and Meaning project is going well, I like reading each one of them, all different in their own way.; June 14, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Katherine said...: Well thank you Cathy that's so great to hear!; June 14, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Katherine said...: Thanks Mary Ann Blue Sky! We like to keep 'em amazed.
Glad to hear you are continuing to follow the Art and Meaning project.; June 14, 2009 at 6:08 PM

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.