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21 Day Abstract Painting Project

May 18, 2018May 14, 2018by Shilo Ratner

I am about to embark on a 21 day abstract painting project. I’m already in the habit of painting daily but I am going to see what I can produce on 21, 5 x 5″ panels during this time frame. These little abstract paintings will be posted daily on my Instagram feed and then be available on my new online shop.

Did you know that the common myth that it takes 21 days to form a new habit was from a misquoted saying by Maxwell Maltz? He actually said “a minimum of about 21 days” and the saying got changed to “It takes 21 days to form a new habit”.

Art, Art and Life, Artist, contemporary art, Painting

Bendheim Gallery Artists’ Reception: Thursday, May 17

April 23, 2018April 21, 2018by Shilo Ratner

I am really looking forward to this reception at the Bendheim Gallery in Greenwich, CT.

April 27 to June 6, 2018
Artists’ Reception: Thursday, May 17 from 6 to 8PM
at The Bendheim Gallery
299 Greenwich Ave.
Second Floor

The painting “Chai”, 36 x 36″, Acrylic on Canvas (Framed) $3200 is the Top
Left Image.

“Chai”, 36 x 36″, Acrylic on Canvas, To Purchase Painting Contact: Greenwich Arts Council: 203-862-6750

Abstract Art, Art, Art and Life, Painting

sum total of our experiences

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018by Shilo Ratner

Growing up in a beach town in the summer was amazing. I have fond memories as a young child of spending my days swimming, climbing the jetty and eating sandy peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (not recommended). In my teens, that same beach is where I had my first kiss and had my young heart shattered. When I think back to all of those experiences I smile. This quote by B.J. Neblett says it all.

“We are the sum total of our experiences. Those experiences – be they positive or negative – make us the person we are, at any given point in our lives. And, like a flowing river, those same experiences, and those yet to come, continue to influence and reshape the person we are, and the person we become. None of us are the same as we were yesterday, nor will be tomorrow.”

I am a beach girl at heart and my abstractions are the sum total of my life experiences.

View: Abstraction

Abstract Art, Art, Art and Life, Painting

Just Imagine a World at Peace

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018by Shilo Ratner

My posts are toggling back and forth these days with Figurative and Abstracted work. All I can say to that is that I am on this wild upswing and connecting to my truth as a painter.

The inspiration to create this painting all began with putting my daughters to bed. Part of their bedtime routine is to listen to music with either me singing completely off tune or listening to a selected list of songs. We were listening to “Imagine” written by #JohnLennon and I was telling my girls that this is one of my favorite songs. The following morning my oldest started singing it to me. The beauty of her singing as well as the beauty behind the lyrics burrowed deep into my heart. That morning in the studio I started working on this #painting. “Imagine”, 20 x 20″, Acrylic on Canvas, 2018. Just imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders, divisions of religion or nationality.

View: Abstraction.

Art, Artist, Painting

Small paintings can make a big impact!

April 12, 2018April 20, 2018by Shilo Ratner

Dancer Stretching, 8 x 8″, Acrylic on Panel

Woman Reading, 8x 8″, Acrylic on Panel

I’m enthralled with large paintings but there is something to be said for smaller works of art. I recall walking into a museum show where Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with the Pearl” was on loan from the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis. I was really excited to see this iconic piece in person and was a little taken back on the dimensions of the painting. This little oil painting was breadth taking and that experience shifted my perspective on small paintings and their impact on the viewer. It was then that I started embracing the creation of small paintings.

I’ve updated my Figure Painting page to reflect these two new 8 x 8″ pieces. Here is a preview of what you can find there.

Paintings on View at the Greenwich Arts Council @ 299 Greenwich Ave. Greenwich, CT. To Purchase either of these 8 x 8″ paintings Contact: Greenwich Arts Council: 203-862-6750