In this painting I convey the experience of laying on the ground on a Summer’s day, while looking up at the female form.
“The Vertigo of Attraction / Deconstructing the Form II”
5 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Masonite
September 2011
In this painting, I present a sea-scape as something more than a pleasing composition. More than an actual place, it is an internal feeling that I am rendering as visual space.
“Eros and Thanatos X : La Petit Mort en Mer / Explosion At Sea”
4 inches x 5 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Masonite
August 2011
Image Credits
All Images Are © Ethan Cranke
Ethan Cranke Artist Bio
Born in San Francisco, Ethan Cranke was raised in Sonoma County, both aesthetically and intellectually, on the values prominently associated with Northern California. With an emphasis on free-spirited creativity that is anchored in a devotion to nature and humanity, Ethan conveys what is around and inside of him almost exclusively through the medium of oil paint. Ethan has painted ever since he can remember. Things began to get serious when he first encountered his earliest mentor, Elfi Chester. She was a good friend and a great painter, whose advice he has dearly missed since she passed away July 16, 2004. She made clear that it was perfectly viable for a person to spend their life as a professional artist, rather than as a hobbyist. He left the comforts of the West Sonoma County redwoods, in 1997, to study painting at the San Francisco Art Institute. There he was allowed to thoroughly explore his medium, mostly under the guidance of Bruce McGaw (of the Bay Area Figurative Movement) and Jeremy Morgan. Having returned to Sonoma County in 2002, he has been painting full time at his Guerneville studio ever since.
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dynamic, indeed!!
Love the dynamic perspective. Great pieces!
Fabulous color and expression. I love these!
Hi Ethan!
Thanks for being a part of our launch and sharing your art work with us! You are welcome here anytime you like!
Cheers,
Gil