Transpositional Trajectory

My love affair with art began early in life but the medium was the natural world. Flowers, rocks, sand and water held instant appeal. My confidence to discuss created art didn’t come until I was grown. I have discovered that there is great freedom in having an opinion. There is a sustaining joy in spending time with a painting and reflecting on how and why I react to the piece.

This, for me, is one of the beautiful values of art. The works provide an opportunity to enter a very personal space where I learn about myself. Sometimes I am surprised at what I like, at what I do not like, at how I feel. And then, if the works are of an enduring quality, that reaction can be experienced again and again.

One afternoon Jonas created Transpositional Trajectory. For weeks he had been painting sumptuous, flowing silk pieces and in true Jonas style, this piece is a total departure from that feel. I am grounded by the strong blocks of color and yet tickled by the fanciful section in the center. There is security in the embracing red, yellow, and brown stripes while the open black field promises the freedom to float.

This painting, like so many good gestural abstract pieces has an ever-present sense of motion. Each element is connected to the next which takes your eye and your spirit on a journey around the canvas. There is both strength and grace in the interplay of shape and color.

I hope that can be said about me. Like this piece, we are multi-faceted creatures. We are playful and serious, we plan and we are spontaneous, we are grounded to the earth and we dance in the sky.