Treffinger Daily: Susan

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Susan

Oil on Board, 20"x16", $365 plus shipping
If you are interested in purchasing this painting please
email me at katherine@katherinetreffinger.com

Another older piece today. This one is hanging in my
studio and I wish someone would buy it off me before I
splatter paint on it! I think I did a tiny bit of work on it
since this photo, a little more of one of my favorite colors
Jaune Brilliant and a little more dark to delineate the couch.
For those of you who haven't met ol' Jaune Brilliant it is a
lovely rosy yellow. My friend Rachel introduced me and
Jaune and I haven't been the same since.

Rachel has been off with her husband camping and Plein
Aire painting near Weaverville, CA. The end of their time
painting in nature was to be a show in Weaverville of the
work. Cool huh? It opened on the 4th. Are you back
Rachel?

3 comments:

Sunrise Sister said...: Where is your October show going to be?; July 9, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Jeane Myers said...: backs, I love backs and this is an especially nice one :); July 9, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Katherine said...: Thanks Jeane, I 'll have to post the other one I did off this pose.; July 10, 2009 at 8:53 AM

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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.