The Art of Odd References


Summer Marsh
6" x 6"
Oil on panel
$400 SOLD

An abstracted view of a summer marsh. Mostly, I'm an intuitive painter; meaning I work primarily from memory, imagination, or letting the paint guide me. But, I do use references on occasion like photos, painting from life, or plein air -- and in this instance, from a collage I made a year earlier.

I've always loved the collage because it's so darned happy and bright and I wanted to capture that in paint. The collage is shown below. Inspiration can come from unexpected places.



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