Joe Sorren is one of the best and most successful artists of our age... and he has a
new blog that I highly recommend - he's been posting an intimate view of how he paints! It might surprise you how organic his process is - maybe that's how his work has so much LIFE!
Joe Sorren has always been known for his unique and masterful control of color. His early work managed bold, bright colors - and lots of them - without ever falling out of control. Stunning work. Since then he's refined his use of color for an even more harmonious palette. In the fairly recent pieces I show here you see his gentle characters & peaceful world with color schemes sure to have universal appeal.
His characters remind me of one of my favorite animals - a deer. I think it's something in their eyes - something innocent and warm.
This piece has a composition that somehow reminds me of da Vinci's Last Supper painting combined with a composition that might come from a classic Picasso --- yet somehow more inviting and delightful than either of those artists ever accomplished, in my opinion!
artwork by
Joe Sorren His work is very popular and his paintings are selling for a bit beyond what most of us could afford - but definitely check out a Joe Sorren art show and consider getting his limited edition prints.
Brian Patenaude has a couple and he says they really capture the color and texture of his originals as much as a print possibly could - really high quality works of art themselves.
*** UPDATE! Joe has a
blog entry showing a print he's working on with
Pressure Printing to be released later this fall. Keep an eye out for that one!
Sometimes I look at Sorren's work and think to myself, "Wow, I wish I could live in California." And then I realize - I do! I guess I'd like to see the world through his eyes, though, as my world isn't nearly so pretty or inviting. Perhaps that's why I find his work so magical to look at.
* The above images are from a gallery at Joe Sorrens website. Click
HERE to see the rest! They are just lovely - and you can zoom right up on them and see the surface texture of his paintings.
Joe Sorren QUICKLINKS:
website,
blog,
wikipedia,
interview@tasteslikechicken,
interview@webesteem,
interview w/ Josh Spear
Posts
Eclectix was the first gallery to give me a chance to show my work. I've since moved on to work primarily with my indie game crew Stolen Goose making iPhone & Flash games (that's why I don't update here so much) but I'll always be indebted to Patricia for helping me get started.
