Square formats appeal to me, and virtually all the paintings I have done over the last five years or so have been square, most very small, 10 x 10 cm, some quite large, 60 x 60 cm and several, like these medium, 20 x 20 cm. The one on the left was done a year or so ago, and when I completed the other I realised they belong together! Something I have gradually come to realise is that virtually all my paintings have a strong diagonal in them, but I have no explanation for this, other than it satisfies something for me compositionally.
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Square paintings are a great compositional challenge Anna, one that you have mastered. Love your work!
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Thank you so much Richard! I really appreciate your encouragement.
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Lovely Anna, I think diagonals across squares just fit somehow. They give life to the absolute symmetry of the square. Yours work beautifully. Karen
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Thank you Karen – that is such a nice way to put it, that the diagonals give life to the square. I think you are absolutely right. Isn’t it interesting, the choices we instinctively make?
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Love your squares and diagonals. It seems the square provides stability while the diagonals imply action. Lovely.
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Thanks Elena – so interesting, your comment really echoes Karen’s in different words, and neither of you would have seen the other’s comment. And I think you are right. There is a kind of psychology in composition isn’t there?
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Those are great! I am getting ready to attempt to paint 4 small paintings that I will hang together. The canvases are 2×2″ squares. I plan to paint 2 butterflies and 2 flowers. I wrote about it on my blog. Your work is lovely.
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Thank you, I’m, glad you like them! Your works will be very tiny – I will visit to see them.
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Great! It’s funny. I’ve been so busy with my yard and this new blog that I haven’t had the energy to paint in a while! But I plan to start them soon.
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Excellent! I shall look out for them.
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I have completed one pansy now. I wasn’t sure if you’d seen it yet? It was my last post. I haven’t been able to start on the next one. I may try to do that today.
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I haven’t seen it yet, but will visit and have a look.
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Thanks, Anna!
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Lovely paintings, Anna! They do go very well together!
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Thanks Andelieya! Yes, the first painting was part of a group before, but it didn’t blend properly with the others. It just seemed to belong with this new one.
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Beautiful! I always love how the square forces you to compose in a completely different way.
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Its interesting isn’t it, but it really does. But I have to say it is done subconsciously. Thank you Karen.
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