Amnesiac

This painting, "Amnesiac", is what put me into overdrive with painting.  It was the first time I had painted a true abstract painting on a grand scale and the second abstract/expressionist painting I had ever done in my life.

I started painting when I was about 21, so about 8 years ago, but I took a break from painting in 2003 because my extremely tiny apartment in Seattle was running out of wall space and space in general.  I had no room to paint and no where to put my paintings, so I pretty much stopped.   When I moved from my apartment in downtown Seattle to Redmond, I was able to paint a few more paintings there but nothing too big because the apartment was only slightly bigger than the last one.  Then in 2010, with my boyfriend- Nick, we bought a house in Silverlake!!
This house had 3 bedrooms or 2 bedrooms and 1 office, or 2 bedrooms and 1 art room. :-)  Lucky for me, Nick noticed in our other apartments that my creativity was being stiffled---and also my art stuff (from both school and my hobbies) was everywhere and making the place look messy 24/7!!  So he gave me the extra room to use as my own personal art room/office.  I love it!  I can be messy and it's okay!  AND there's tons of wall space!!

In 2003, late August, we were looking for black, white, and red stuff to go in our guest bedroom.  We found lots of different cute black and white stuff, but because we wanted little red accents, nothing that we were too sold on.  As we were looking for art to put in the room and by art I mean photography, Nick suggested we get a canvas and have me paint something.  I was a little nervous at first, because I wanted this guest room to be perfect and I wasn't confident in my painting skills.  By this time, the only paintings I had done were on smaller 24 x 16 canvases and they were mostly scenic paintings of mountains.  That wasn't the general 'feel' we were really going for, I love mountains and all, but this painting had to be different.  I also wanted to re-connect with painting and paint something unique.  So, I put on some Radiohead and went to town.  I spent an entire day painting and the result was amazing.  I can't remember entirely how each part of the painting came to be or even why I painted the way I did, but the connection was made.
I always liked painting, but I can honestly say that when I was able to unleash my creative inner self, my 'like' turned into love.

The title of this artwork is a shout out to the album I listened to while creating this black, white, and red painting.  It's currently hanging on the wall of our guest bedroom and is definitely the shining point of the room. :)

Enjoy!!

30" x 40"
(Continuous wrap on sides)
Not for Sale

Catalog info:
Artwork: "Amnesiac"
Brief Description: Acrylic 30" x  40"
Canvas Sides: Continuous wrap 1/2" sides
Type: Painting
Art Style: Abstract/Expressionist
Medium: Acrylic Paint
Framed: Self Framing (Continuous wrap on sides) 1/2" sides
Reproduction: Original
Retail Price: Not for Sale
Final Coat/Protection: Kamar Varnish-1312
No: N/A

(NOTE: Colors shown may vary slightly from actual painting due to computer display adapter and monitor manufacturer and/or configuration.)