Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 24”x24”
Date: 2011
Robert Hagan
is a native of Australia. He taught himself to paint, a process he describes as
“the most frustrating period ever.” He has experimented in a wide variety of
subjects, including beach, equestrian, western, romantic, and portrait
painting, in the Impressionist style. Hagan has written several books on
painting and appeared on a few televisions shows, most notably hosting his own
show, the Splash of Color. Today
Robert Hagan’s paintings are sold internationally.
“In this one I really did push the color and seem to have got away with
it...or did I? Lot of jump in there and proportionally the figure is less than
in the previous two. That may have been a mistake. It may have let the color
out of the bag. . . But I really DID explore the colors in a stream didn't I?
And maybe that’s what it should have been! That’s the fun in fooling around
with colors...," said Robert Hagan.
This
particular piece of art is a sketch, a study for another piece. As Robert Hagan
stated, he was experimenting with color in this sketch, trying to get it just
right for the finished product.
In this painting, the focus is on the girl as she looks into the water. Like in our dreams, when we see and the thing we see and remember most is in clearer focus, the girl has the most detail. The surrounding vegetation and water are blurred and out of focus, merely an impression without every detail.
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