2011 Recapitulation - Video Presentation of Paintings Completed in 2011

2011 was a reflection time for me. I spent much energy in learning and thinking, focusing on the future steps I was to take in order to improve myself as an artist and to facilitate my career. The paintings I created last year reflected this somewhat halting yet probing directions. I continued to explore spatial relations and patterns and experimented several abstract pieces. Near the end of the year, I grew tired of the experiment and took solace by working on some more representative or lyric piece, concluding with a portrait, Pierce, which I am rather happy with.

Below is a video presentation of the paintings I created last year:


Paintings included can be viewed on my Flickr portfolio:

Matthew Felix Sun's Paintings Completed in 2011 by Matthew Felix Sun photoset

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Latest Painting - "Green Abstract 2011"

I just finished another painting - felt like cheating already because it was another abstract painting.

I think I am really in a state of being intrigued by patterns and interplay of dark and light shades.  This one is predominated by boldly intermingled white and black strokes and patches over a muted earth green tone, with a dash of brown.  It is quite understated piece but the tension was barely in check and ready to explode: