Tag: tonalism

Continue making waves!

by Brian Sostrom
Rolling Glass 21”x8” acrylic on panel

This is the last of my smaller wave paintings. I am moving on to the large commission at long last! It is not going to be a recreation of any of the recent wave paintings. It will however pull ideas from each of them. Most of all I was trying to get my brain in the mindset of the ocean and surf.

Framing the Moon

by Brian Sostrom
Breaking Moon 16”x12” paint on wood panel

Christmas is rapidly closing in. I have all of my presents wrapped so I snuck over to the studio to do some framing. I have a lot of this sort of work to do at the beginning of 2019… I will split my time with painting. I get fidgety knowing I will be out of the studio a lot in the coming week!

Great Silence

by Brian Sostrom
Great Silence 12”x16” acrylic on wood panel

This is another painting inspired by mist and morning light.

I have been painting a lot of work this size lately. It has enough surface area to have a bit of freedom. I am going to start treating this as my minimum size. I have a lot of prepped 16″x20″, 18″x24″ and 20″x24″ panels I am excited to dive into next.

Summer Moon

by Brian Sostrom
Summer Moon 16”x12”

I know summer is long gone but this title was stuck in my brain. Probably because I have listened to Cashmere by Led Zeppelin so many times in my life.

The magical quality of moonlight is undeniable. It has been a popular subject for centuries but I can not resist the gravitational pull.

I am doing a series of moonlight inspired works so more to come.