Treffinger Daily: Cameoutaflower

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Cameoutaflower

Oil on canvas, 30"x40" SOLD

It's my birthday and I am flying out the door.
We're headed to Joseph, one of my favorite
visuals in Eastern Oregon. Check it out:
http://www.josephoregon.com/

Meanwhile I am posting an earlier piece of
mine that was quite spontaneous.

8 comments:

Jeane Myers said...: katherine, the happiest of birthdays!!!!!!! and i love this piece - it looks like fire on the water :); August 19, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Lost Aussie said...: Happy Birthday,,,hope you have a wonderful day.; August 19, 2009 at 10:18 AM
RK said...: Congrats on your sale and Happy Birthday girl friend!; August 19, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Uta said...: Happy birthday Katherine. It was my birthday yesterday (18th). We're almost birthday twins hehehe; August 19, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Blue Sky Dreaming said...: Happy Birthday Katherine and I hope you celebrate with loads of fun in Joseph!
Congratulations on your sale...this one is such a beauty and I agree with Jeane...it has a look of fire on water!; August 19, 2009 at 2:09 PM
Poetic Artist said...: Happy Birthday and I love that piece.
katelen; August 19, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Kayce aka lucy said...: Happy Birthday!!!; August 19, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Katherine said...: Thank you all, your birthday wishes felt like warm little hugs from all over the globe. Uta happy birthday! See what I mean a birthday sister down under!

I sold this painting long ago. It is one of my faves and one of my first abstracts.; August 20, 2009 at 8:19 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.