Where the Road Takes Me by Brett Weaver 36×36″ Oil
Brett Weaver. Whoa… so many wonderful paintings, where to start? This painting struck me, I like to go with my first instinct when I skim through paintings. The light and shadows in the trees, the power lines along with the overall abstract quality and the marks through the paint all made me say WOW. Love this!
I like that Brett painted this on a square canvas. Square is happening right now! It takes a typical landscape painting and changes it up a bit just with the shape of the canvas alone. I like that and am drawn to square paintings…
Check out the rest of Brett’s paintings online! As well as his blog! I think you’ll agree, this guy can paint anything!
Read a bit about Brett, from his website:
Brett is primarily a self-taught artist. His brief introduction to formal art training began as a Civil Engineering Student at Tennessee Tech when he was accepted directly into ‘advanced studio painting’ as a non art major after presenting a portfolio of work to the professor. It was there that he was first taught to be both bold and prolific in his approach to painting. However, he had limited time for extra courses and was encouraged to complete his studies, earning a degree in civil engineering. He later began to realize that his engineering training had given him a solid foundation that provided the mathematical equivalent to two dimensional design and composition in art. After working for several years, in his late twenties, Brett decided to abandon his engineering career in search of more creative endeavors. He began his professional art career studying the old masters, observing nature and painting the landscape, learning to capture depth and atmosphere and building a firm foundation of drawing, color and value and a strong understanding of light and composition.
After painting landscapes for ten years Weaver began also painting abstracts to open up a new world of creativity allowing him to experiment with colors and expression in the use of paint, beyond that which he has experienced in the landscape. Opening up this new perception of color and composition has also allowed him to develop more expressive landscapes. His abstracts are primarily minimalist and non-representational. They are based on ideas, emotions and energy that develop as each painting evolves through layers of color and texture. He believes that being safe and obligated to one style can only stifle creativity and keep you from growing as an artist. His main goal in his abstract work is to say very much with very little and take the viewer to a state of seeing and experiencing what is perhaps not even there.
Weavers influences range from Edgar Payne and Twachtman to Diebenkorn and de Stael. Brett has won numerous awards with his landscapes and his work is in public and private collections including the Tennessee State Museum.
All images via BrettWeaverStudio.com, used with permission…
Catch you back here tomorrow!
