LKART – Leonard Koscianski Contemporary Art – Page 3

Messaging

Posted on January 31, 2016August 22, 2019 by Leonard Koscianski

Messaging. Leonard Koscianski, 9″x12″, tempera on panel, 2016.

Messaging is a small painting in egg tempera on a wood panel. Though imaginary, it is based on a model created first in a 3D animation program. The program determines the perspective, based on the point of view. Oil glazes were applied over the tempera to create the finished colors. The oil glazes give the colors a more luminous appearance.

The scene with its rows of identical suburban houses owes a debt to American Scene painter George Tooker. The figure in the window is texting on a smart phone, while a dog lurks outside. The eclectic combination of styles and subjects makes this a Postmodern art work.

Village Green

Posted on January 18, 2016August 31, 2019 by Leonard Koscianski

Village Green. Leonard Koscianski, 26″x42″, oil on canvas, 2016.

Village Green is a medium size painting in oils on canvas. Painted from the imagination, it is a horizontal composition where the perspective is exaggerated. The viewer looks down up close and straight out in the distance, where the headlights of cars can be seen on the winding road. The foreground has an early morning light while the background is still in darkness. This suggests a passage of time that parallels the movement into the distance. A woman is running along the road in the foreground, as blue jays fly in from the right. A man looks our his window. The severe simplicity of the houses and the curved space make this a surrealist painting.

It’s early morning in the foreground and becomes night in the background. It may be hard to see in this photo, but there is a golfer taking a shot, on a fairway in the upper right.