I am working on a series inspired by the paintings of Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). It's no exaggeration to call Klimt one of the most famous artists of the 19th century. Although his career was expansive and included rich drawings, posters, murals, and sketches, it is his paintings which are most easily recognized.
The royalty of his golds bring out an eerie luminescense in each of his works (for instance, in The Tree of Life, above). After studying and dissecting Klimt's use of gold, the richness of his geometric shapes, and of course, his prominent use of circles, I created my own piece which was drawn using oil pastels.
Meshing Klimt's paintings with my own artistic sensibilities has continued to be an act of self-discovery. True to form, my work below prominently features circles, bright colors, and a concentration of blank space amidst the chaos that is swirling around it.
