PaintBlog

There isn’t much to say about the fantastic paintings Costa Dvorezky creates that they don’t say for themselves.  I didn’t even have to say fantastic, but I really wanted to.

Today I’m going to recommend that you go visit Aron Wiesenfeld’s site, and spend some time with his highly impressive works.  I think you’ll be glad you did.

Matt Bahen applies his paint thick and rough, which seems very appropriate for the war imagery he creates in his work.  His paintings don’t focus on the violence, but concentrate instead on the lengthy time spent setting up and waiting for the battles.  These quiet moments possess their own brand of intensity, as do the paintings themselves.

Thanks to David for the link.

Visiting Jenny Brillhart’s site for the first time was an emotional event for me.  First there was love, love for the work because it is amazing.  Then came bitter jealousy, which happens whenever I see someone doing something I wish I had done first.  Then back to love, because hey, they’re great paintings.

I have to admit, I am biased towards representational paintings, especially ones that seem to be telling a story.  That doesn’t mean however that I am incapable of appreciating work that doesn’t fit into this category.  In fact, I am quite blown away by Jill Moser’s paintings, and they aren’t typical representational paintings at all.  
Of course, the argument could be made that they are just as representational as a landscape or portrait, they just represent something different, but that’s a topic for another day.  Today, let’s just enjoy the work.