Memory Series

I had to do a series project for my painting class and we had to incorporate a style of an artist of our interest and one whose style differs from our own. I decided to give Gerhard Richter's faded sweeping motions to give that blurred motion we capture on camera. It's like showing memories on old videotapes and pausing to the right moment in time for me to capture onto canvas. I mean, I bet you can get the same blurred motion effect if you pause a YouTube video and then paint that blurred screencap. All the more fun when trying new styles!

I'm capturing a moment in time on canvas. I can create motion with a paintbrush that cameras cannot. I can make a still-photo, a static image, move. I'm controlling these movements that I shouldn't take for granted. These movements are essential. A faded memory surfaces in paint.