On Canvas – Grasshopper Paintings
Acrylic paint, crayons, oil, house-hold paint, etc
Sizes varies
With the Grasshopper Paintings, we began exploring repetition using a single image, transformed in form and size. This was new to us, a gateway to vibrant possibilities. In these early stages, we set boundaries, self-imposed rules that defined what we could do, or not do. Inspired by Laurie Anderson’s words, ”I create a lot of rules in my work, because I love to break them,” we flipped the canvases, turned them upside down, and allowed mistakes to become our allies.
The idea was to find a deeper way of expressing the sensitivity of the grasshopper attitude we felt from the moment he leaped out of the window, “the impossible act,” as we refer to it. When painting on the same canvas, the goal is to capture something outside ourselves—not just form, shape, color, chaos, hope, attraction, or beauty. It was, and still is, adjusting the opportunities when difficulties emerge, learning to shift direction in the middle of your step – about holding on to your dreams no matter what.
Instead of trying to control, we surrender to the process, embracing the unknown, letting the “grasshopper” lead our way. We jump sideways, bounce into unexpected beauty, hum our way forward while creating the space for chance to happen, where the results become bigger than just the two of us.
On Canvas – Grasshopper Paintings
Acrylic paint, crayons, house-hold paint, etc
Sizes varies
With the Grasshopper Paintings, we began exploring repetition using a single image, transformed in form and size. This was new to us, a gateway to vibrant possibilities. In these early stages, we set boundaries, self-imposed rules that defined what we could do, or not do. Inspired by Laurie Anderson’s words, ”I create a lot of rules in my work, because I love to break them,” we flipped the canvases, turned them upside down, and allowed mistakes to become our allies.
The idea was to find a deeper way of expressing the sensitivity of the grasshopper attitude we felt from the moment he leaped out of the window, “the impossible act,” as we refer to it. When painting on the same canvas, the goal is to capture something outside ourselves, not just form, shape, color, chaos, hope, attraction, or beauty. It was, and still is, adjusting the opportunities when difficulties emerge, learning to shift direction in the middle of your step – about holding on to your dreams no matter what.
Instead of trying to control, we surrender to the process, embracing the unknown, letting the “grasshopper” lead our way. We jump sideways, bounce into unexpected beauty, hum our way forward while creating the space for chance to happen, where the results become bigger than just the two of us.
