Happy Places-44
This is a series of 44 very happy paintings. All the paintings have a happy thought written in white lettering. They range from "dizzy with laughter" to "your happiest childhood memory" to "laughing so hard your stomach hurts". Also, each painting has the word phrase "the happiest place is right here, right now" written in small black lettering diffused along both the top and bottom edges. Part of the concept is the thoughts brought on by the word phrases are supposed to mix with the thought of the perceived color creating a new thought of a color; a happier color!
The overall series is a color chart study. The color for each painting was determined by this color chart study (please see the very last photo in this gallery).All these paintings are made from scratch; everything from the unique handmade wood stretchers to the stretching of the altar linen to the finished frame.
Another part of the concept for this series is the ease of travel with a painting. Each painting comes with its own personal black case which has a copy of the color chart study adhered to the top inside lid (please see last few photos in this gallery). The paintings fit perfectly into their personal case and don't require any packing material...it's ready to go! It's about the size of a briefcase and was designed to fit into standard checked luggage for the airlines. It not only safely transports but also works great for storage and display.
You can bring the happiness with you!
As the paintings are disbursed they create happy places.
Happy Places-44 color chart study installation.
It is a color chart study consisting of 11 columns and 4 rows. Each column is a study of an individual color; yellow, orange, red, magenta, additive, subtractive, purple, blue, cyan, green and green/yellow. The row the painting belongs to determines the number of colors as well as the color sequence. Each painting has its location on the color chart recorded on the front lower right corner and also the verso of the painting.
"Happy Places-44" is a series of 44 very happy paintings. All are of identical size. When the entire series is displayed together or in groupings, it is referred to as "The Wall of Happiness ".
44 individual paintings
Acrylic on white linen mounted over a unique handmade wood stretcher, framed.
Overall size of complete color chart study installation:
59 1/2 x 21 ft 3 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in
151.13 x 648.34 x 6.35 cm
As the paintings are disbursed, they create happy places.
