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A
large influence on my work has been the great
visionary painter Albert Pinkam Ryder. On canvas
he created romantic themes like the Flying
Dutchman, Jonah,
Seigfried and the Rhine Maidens plus numerous
depictions of a single
boat at sea with a glowing moon behind dark
clouds. The powerful images often took years
to complete, the impasto surfaces and unique
colors capture the imagination of those taken
by his romanticism. Many of my early abstracts
reveal my reverence for his style. Jackson Pollack
said that Ryder was the only american artist
who interested him. The Smithsonian Institute,
Washington D.C. holds a large collection of
Ryders work. |
