My ARTYFACTS! Artwork by Camille

Silhouettes

| 08 March, 2012 07:04

I had an idea for a painting that I had tucked safely into my memory bank some time ago which was inspired by a movie about a great and famous artist, Pollack. About two weeks ago I was sitting in a restaurant where they were playing the oldies of the 50's and 60's. The song, "Two Silhouettes on the Shade" (Made in 1957 and sung by The Rays) came across the loudspeaker, and like a spark....I remembered my long lost painting idea!

Click on the link above, listen to the song and just picture it.....On the inside....two lovers in the throws of passion. On the outside....a jilted boyfriend seeing the two of them together. I'm always talking about the emotion put into a painting so it can tranfer to the viewer. Well....that sure stirs up some emotion, doesn't it? I started thinking of a myriad of silhouette scenarios, and the range of emotions a viewer would display based on the subject, and well.....like a spreading fire, I have been working on a series of paintings, "The Silhouette Series", and I am very excited to share some of these with you!

In addition....I have been working with acrylic all along, but texture has found its way into my work, and I can't let go of it. I want to touch as many of the senses as I can to create a bond with you, the viewer, the art lover. All of the new works have some kind of tactile addition to it, and I am just loving how they add to the feeling of the paintings. You can "feel" the wood work, the table, the picture frame. All of this adds dimension, literally and figuratively to the painting.

Here is a peek at one of the paintings:

"A Kiss in the Shadows", Acrylic mixed media on 11x14 Canvas

Amongst the dimly lit hallway, two lovers kiss for the first time. The glow from the small lamp paints the room with romance. It spills quietly, seductively, into the hallway as if the passion could not contain itself.