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This painting by Genie Maples really struck me the first time I saw it. The blue in particular is very special - it makes me want to go to my studio and see if i can get the right combination of pthalo and cerulean and prussian and whatever else it takes to re-create that beautiful blue.
Genie has developed a wonderful sense of balance and precariousness. She has used the compliments of orange and blue to bring out the strenghts in each color. Yet she buffered their individual intensity with a sublime field of white. Had any of these elements been brought together in a different way, the painting could have been too jarring.
Color fields and shapes and linear elements are layered, and although probably thought out, have a level of spontinaety that not all artist's can achieve.
The title adds another element - bringing to mind images of Virgin Mary Figurines draped in blue. But this is one of those abstract paintings that can be interpretted in infinite ways by the viewer.
And as I was looking at this piece...I couldn't help but scan all the walls in my house...looking for that narrow strip that I never considered, but always felt empty! This painting would be a great opportunity to turn a forgotten space into a moment you can't ignore.
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