Ethel Grewen Ethel Grewen

Blog 2

6/4/23

Blog 2

June, 2023. I love my painting “Buckets & Shells”. It pays tribute to the essence of color, the primaries, and also to one of my idols, N.C. Wyeth - the background postcard depicting his “Giant” shown in the clouds, viewed by children at the seashore-such innocent imagination! It also shows how artists control light direction by the use of a still life box. We are magicians actually, drawing our audience into a totally manipulated belief system, suggesting depth on a flat surface. It is a joy for both artist and viewer. Yay for the magic of beauty!!!

June. 2023. I love my painting “Pails & Shell” ( see in collected )- It pays tribute to the essence of color, the red blue and yellow primaries, and also to one of my idols, N.C. Wyeth - the background postcard depicting his “Giant” shown in the clouds, viewed by children at the seashore-such innocent imagination! It also shows how artists control light direction by the use of a still life box. We are magicians actually, drawing our audience into a totally manipulated belief system, suggesting depth on a flat surface. It is a joy for both artist and viewer. Yay for the magic of beauty!!!

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Ethel Grewen Ethel Grewen

Blog One

It all begins with an idea.

“Art is defined as hands in motion.”

When Picasso was asked, “What is art?” he answered, “Everything.”

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