This piece was (8" x 14") created for the Open Doors Gallery at my church. The image is a reminder to all fathers to relax today and enjoy the fruit of their labors.
Even though it looks like a traditional landscape, there is a fair amount of abstraction going on in the right half of the piece. If you covered up the left hand side, it would simply look like an abstract piece of art. It is the color that unites the two halves. This is one of the devices used to relate realism with abstraction. It is called fracturing the picture plane to break off into something totally different that still integrates well with the whole piece.
You can try this yourself by starting with a realistic image. Choose a portion of your design space to divide geometrically and create something totally different, but keeping it united to the whole with color. It's really quite exciting! Just something to think about.
This is not listed on ebay so any interest in this piece should be directed to me personally via e-mail or by commenting on the post.
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