Paul Baldassini, artist

Expressive & (not quite) tonalist landscapes

In September 2023, after ten years of painting floral compositions,  I began experimenting with a  very different approach to oil painting, and began a series of  expressive and (not quite) tonalist “invented”  landscapes.  The compositions record something that I observed in nature that was fleeting but revelatory, emphasizing light, mood, and the arrangement of shapes.  Most of the works are in oil using a limited palette,   inexpensive  hardware store brushes, simple non-toxic mediums, a few quality oil bristle brushes, cotton rags and my fingers. They are based on observation, memory, and reference imagery.  Like much great art, the paintings are a combination of fact and fiction, hard work and technical competence.