I Saw Her Standing There - original sold - prints available!

30x24 inch acrylic and pastels on canvas. Sold! Framed prints available through atp readymade.

This artwork uses principles of composition, design, value, color, texture, and imagination while thinking of a Beatles song. I was having a difficult time with this piece. I made a push to move forward and picked up a homemade stamp tool (a flexible mat with felt pads attached), coated it with loosely mixed pink acrylic, took a deep breath and literally slapped the stamp onto the canvas. As I slowly pulled up the stamp the pink shapes appeared. I felt a rush of excitement and said to myself, "There you are.” The artwork came alive and I responded with what it needed, more green here, a different color and shape there, and bits of white and black. All fell into place until no more was needed. The entire time the Beatles' song "I Saw Her Standing There" was playing over and over in my mind and it became the obvious choice for a name. I think of the song titles as additional abstract elements connected to the work. It's all fun.