Loren’s Painting
MEDITATION THOUGHT
Often we are told to breathe. Meditate, they say when our lives are overrun with too many tasks all due at once. We go to a quiet place, ready to imitate the pros, assume the position, and begin to disappear into peaceful bliss.
That is what we see in the movies, but reality is quite different. We close our eyes and breathe. But in bold letters across our closed eyes are thoughts and images of errands, calls, and other distractions.
This is why the artist paints these calm, quiet acrylic paintings. They offer a silent place to set our eyes so we can have a moment of absence of thought. There is not subject matter to define or bold colors to stimulate, but instead a quiet, mathematical silence.
ENIGMA
With spirit and enthusiasm Loren’s strong thick lines create compositions filled with action and expression.
Vigor…liveliness…passion… spirit… strength… spunk… vitality… zeal… intensity… gusto… dance…
This may be a description of Loren’s art, but her persona is the opposite.
She is calm, quiet and soft spoken.
ARCHITECTONIC
Loren’s new series is influenced by her love of architecture and nature. They resemble a site plan or a layout with a blank canvas to fill. She has taken her bold black brush strokes and softened them into pale off white set into a linen colored background.
Unlike an architectural drawing of the bone structure of a home, Loren has captured the spirit and soul of those living or working within the space.
STRIPES
Stripes are a reoccurring theme in Loren’s work.
They appear in everything she does, whether a painting, sculpture, interior or jewelry.
Yagoda relaxes into a meditative state of drawing lines.
Sometimes deep into measuring heaven, while at other times she goes into an intuitive state. Her stripes range from crisp, precise lines to loose, free-form blends.
