The Full Story
"That was Then, This is Next"
by Erick Ingraham
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I've been interested in 1900 style artwork since college and I realized what single factor was going to predominate. Tonalism. Color mixing that keeps the palette
very subdued in a certain color direction. So in 2004, my oil paintings took on that effect, as though we're looking through amber glasses at a landscape.
My current aim to integrate into Arts and Crafts revival homes- fine paintings in crafted frames - landscapes that evoke emotion and avoid bluntly naturalistic color. Some people think my work looks photographic. Yes, I use my camera. I change things,
I combine things, I take the color in a whole new direction. I would like the viewer to realize that I achieve a stunning glowing effect to my canvases today,
far beyond the capabilities of "a photograph."
I invite you to proceed to In the Studio and find out some particular techniques I use to achieve that effect.
In recent years, my daughters were enrolled in a dance academy and as an experiment, I used no flash on my digital camera, to capture the artful
athleticism of the school's dancers.
In the paintings in 2008 and 2009, I found the inspiration of these captured images to be the cornerstone for my recent figurative painting done in the tonalist painting style.
Read my current statements about my art.
What's happening right now and what is next?
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