The first painting project required the use of a gate, and was supposed to depict a scene that "referenced" a landscape. In other words, it could be a real landscape, an imagined landscape, or a total abstract that reminded us of a landscape. I landed somewhere between the second and third option, creating a landscape from my head and playing with textures and techniques so much that it is no longer a realistic landscape. On the other hand, it is still recognizable as being something from planet Earth, so is not really a pure abstract, either. All the paintings created in class had to have a gate somewhere in the picture. We were also encouraged to put symbols and meaning into our paintings, something I am not too proficient at (so there are no conscious symbols or meanings put in). I leave the interpretation up to you!
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