Treffinger Daily: Munich

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Munich

"Munich", Charcoal on paper, 35x17, $495 framed
If you are interested in purchasing this drawing please
email me at katherine@katherinetreffinger.com

I am on a roll, dusting off the images of my drawings.
It has been really fun cleaning up and labeling the digital
files.

Today's drawing hangs in my studio. For reasons I am not
clear about it is my favorite of the drawings I still have. I
never tire of it. This is another drawing that I did at
The Drawing Studio with a live model.

Hopefully I will make it into the studio today and throw
some paint at a canvas. It is always hard for me to re-enter
the creative process after reaching a deadline.

www.ourlivingdream.blogspot.com

10 comments:

jbkrost said...: I am entertained!!!!!!!!
great structure and line
Keep em coming; April 22, 2010 at 5:22 PM
Katherine said...: Thanks JB. I need someone cheering for me in the stands.; April 23, 2010 at 7:43 AM
SKIZO said...: once
again
Fabulous
greetings; April 24, 2010 at 5:05 PM
Teri said...: It's funny...when I stare at this I see multiple people and also different animals too. Do you see them too?; April 24, 2010 at 7:56 PM
Don Gray said...: A very lovely drawing, Katherine.; April 25, 2010 at 1:30 AM
Katherine said...: once
again
thank
you
Skizo; April 25, 2010 at 8:34 AM
Katherine said...: Teri we aim to entertain! :^}; April 25, 2010 at 8:35 AM
Katherine said...: Thank you Don!; April 25, 2010 at 8:36 AM
Javmango said...: I really like this one; April 26, 2010 at 12:28 PM
Katherine said...: Thank you Javmango!; April 27, 2010 at 8:23 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.