©Robin Edmundson, 'Dark Red Tree', watercolor, 16 x 20 inches. $475, unframed.
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I discovered the art of Richard Mayhew recently. It was one of those totally serendipitous things where something caught my eye and then I did a little research and quickly found myself falling down a rabbit hole of brilliant color and landscapes that break all the rules. 'Transcendence' is open in my studio all the time now.
It dovetailed nicely into the study of Wolf Kahn's work which I'm doing now, too. I love reading what he has to say about his work and his process. He's another rule breaker, in love with color.
As I was playing with the ideas they presented, I realized that for me the trick will be how to think about the light first, then let loose with the color. I have a lot of work to do. I worked on this piece for a couple of weeks, a bit here, a bit there, a lot there. I left it up in the studio for a while, not really knowing what to do with it. Then Claire came in and said, 'I love it. It's done.'
I'll be playing with these ideas more.
