Two Houses was painted from a photographic composition I took while on a walk in my neighborhood. I was interested in the contrast of the shadowed forms of the houses and the flatness of the building under construction behind them, and the repeated geometric shapes within the picture plane.
4 Artist TN, a group of four Tennessee-based artists (including myself) will have a pop-up show at a residence in the West Nashville Nations Neighborhood Saturday the 16th Of November, 2019 from 5-8pm. Please contact me for details and to RSVP.
I just completed a painting of a scene very close to where I live. I noticed the composition on a walk through the neighborhood and found the dramatic perspective and strong shadows compelling.
I’ve been doing a bunch of marker drawings as of late, this one of Gadoo turned out slightly gestural…
Emily McGrew 