Summer Light at Night

Summer Light at Night,

Some might say this reminds me of the black light stuff from the seventies; call me an old hippie, I loved it then and still do. Andy’s soup can paintings blew us away and reminded artists of the day that art is bought for many reasons including chicken noodle soup. www.artbrokerage.com/artist/Andy-Warhol
Mr. Warhol would no doubt shudder at my comparison but perhaps Vincent www.vangoghgallery.com might have approved the use of rare earth phosphorus had he come across it. Starry Night speaks volumes about how night light intrigued Van Gogh and no doubt invaded his dreams.

Phosphorus can be extended into both acrylic and oil vehicles to produce dramatic effects when different types of lights or the lack there of are introduced. When painting with phosphorus; light in a manor of speaking becomes fluid on the palette. Working in a dark room environment the artist is actually painting in the dark. Each artist will of course take creative license as to how this process will unfold for them and as artists we must intuitively know that what we paint is LIGHT. Speaking purely for my self I readily seize every opportunity to explore LIGHT from any and all possible perspectives least of all light at night.

Happy night painting,

Len Sodenkamp
www.sodenkampart.com

Summer Light at Night 24 x 30 inches acrylic and phosphorus on box panel Lights On-Lights Off Series by Len Sodenkamp
As viewed in the dark with lights off and the introduction of a small amount of diffused black light.