{"id":12522,"date":"2025-10-23T10:40:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=12522"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:12:12","slug":"risk-discovery-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/risk-discovery-momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk, Discovery, Momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Art at the Kent<\/em> now in the rearview, I’ve just finished another broken vase and shadow piece and have a fresh sheet of paper stretched on my board, ready to begin a new one. \u00a0I still need to get these pieces out of my system before I can move on.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Broken

Broken Shadows<\/strong> \u00a92025 Elizabeth Fram, Watercolor, gold pigment, knotless netting & stitching on paper, 9″H x 7″W<\/p><\/div>\n

Even so, I’ve spent the majority of my studio time pushing forward with gouache. It’s a dance of two steps forward, one step back, yet feels ever so liberating. With each sketch – and at this point they are definitely just sketches – I’m becoming more aware of what a deep and, at times, mysterious pond I’ve jumped into.<\/p>\n

\"Maine

Maine Mug<\/strong> \u00a92025 Elizabeth Fram, Gouache on paper, 8″H x 11″W<\/p><\/div>\n

Stlll, there are plenty of folks to lead the way. Aside from masters such as Paul Klee, Lois Dodd, and Fairfield Porter, contemporary painters like Lena Rivo<\/a>, Maru Godas<\/a>, and Mike Hernandez<\/a> give me plenty to think about and to study.<\/p>\n

\"Three

Three Tubes<\/strong> \u00a92025 Elizabeth Fram, Gouache on paper, 9″H x 11.5″W<\/p><\/div>\n

In a timely bit of kismet, I was listening to an “I Like Your Work” podcast by Erika b Hess<\/a> in which she touched on the commonality, and even the bravery, of delving into the fresh territory of a new medium. Her characterization of such explorations as a period of “risk, discovery, and momentum” nails the feeling. What better time than now, after a couple of big exhibitions, to thwart complacency by breathing some fresh air into my practice?<\/p>\n

\"Orange<\/p>\n

Orange and Purple Bowl<\/strong> \u00a92025 Elizabeth Fram, Gouache on paper, 9″H x 11.5″W<\/p>\n

Please note:<\/strong><\/em> I’ll be back in four weeks (Nov. 20th). We have a date to meet our first grandbaby!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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