"Line Compositions" series of paintings

Lets take another look at my past as an oil painter.
This series of paintings was created in 1999.  There were 20 in total, but alas I was not very organized and only have a few images from those days.  I have no idea where the rest of these paintings are and if you by chance own one and come across this blog, please email me a picture of my work.  I can not even remember what they look like.

Artist Statement

This series of paintings are the study of a single line becoming multiple forms.

Adam M. Considine  1999

Line 1

oil on canvas

48" x 24"

Line 2

oil on canvas

70" x 40"

Line 3

oil on canvas 

60" x 48"

Line 7

oil on canvas 

80" x 40"

I know they ended up more allegorical as the series went on...

...but who can be sure.

Artwork of the month: Fernand Léger.

I have been contemplating this work of art at the Minneapolis institute of arts for several years now.  Up close and personal this oil paining looks vibrant and alive while muted and soft.  Compositionally this painting is bold and subtle.  The subject matter is plainly laid out for the view to understand through the abstraction.  

The impact that this has had on my own compositions is telling in my art three studies.  The example that Leger leaves behind for abstract painters is one of simple bold daily life.  Besides life is more interesting than stories, and this painting tells us no mythology, but only presents its subject.

Fernand Léger

French, 1881-1955

"Table and fruit"

1909, oil on canvas

Thanks for checking in with the blog...

...I will post more of my ink studies soon.