TIM ALLEN
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As I consider the current direction of my painting, I recognize a keen
interest in how objects are shaped by their surroundings, both physically
and energetically. In my paintings of trees, I see this exploration as
twofold: atmosphere being fractured by the presence of tree trunks,
branches, and leaves. And the trees themselves being shaped and distorted
by the surrounding atmosphere. I love the tension at this boundary; the
visual push-pull, the two dimensional dance. In the murk of fog, mist and
haze the boundary becomes blurred. Landscape and atmosphere seem to
converge, revealing the fact that indeed they are made up of the same
substance; different densities, perhaps, but still the same stuff.
interest in how objects are shaped by their surroundings, both physically
and energetically. In my paintings of trees, I see this exploration as
twofold: atmosphere being fractured by the presence of tree trunks,
branches, and leaves. And the trees themselves being shaped and distorted
by the surrounding atmosphere. I love the tension at this boundary; the
visual push-pull, the two dimensional dance. In the murk of fog, mist and
haze the boundary becomes blurred. Landscape and atmosphere seem to
converge, revealing the fact that indeed they are made up of the same
substance; different densities, perhaps, but still the same stuff.