Kings & Queens

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Robin Walker

6400 Canoga Ave #312

Woodland Hills CA 91367

(818)347-1242

“Kings and Queens” is a series of acrylic paintings that are fun to look at.  They are imbued with big color combinations and shapes that keep on enticing the eye and spirit.  Once I have your attention, I give you something to think about--or to feel about.  “Kings and Queens” is about relationships and treasuring each other, and also about being our best selves.  As children we all wanted to be a king or a queen.  The king and queen had it all:  they loved each other, were patient and kind and fought fiercely for what they believed.  They are symbols of our true selves--our best selves.  In childhood, we knew that the king or queen goy be in charge.  The king and queen got to make the rules and have a big feast and sit in a throne.  As adults we sometimes need to be reminded that we still get to make the rules and have a big feast and sit in a throne in our own lives.  It’s too bad we forget that so easily!

I love acrylic paints for their modern vividness.  They are so immediate in their responsiveness to my hand and they dry so quickly.  I can paint spontaneously with each drip and  “oops” finding its way into the unfolding story.  I always start with a basic idea (relationship, emotional baggage, tenderness, etc.) and a color scheme and let the creative process do the rest.  Each painting has a miserable adolescence in which I realize (not always with much sensitivity) that the piece has to go its own way.  From this point on I can only shepherd it to its resolution.

My influences are painters with whom I have only a few things in common:  David Hockney, George McNeil,  William Baziotes, and Paul Klee, to name a few.  I love their images and artistic processes.  I try to emulate parts of their works, like color or subject or overall artistic vibe, but I also try to make sure that I am painting with my own hand.  In adolescence the goal of life is to be original.  As we mature, the goal changes to being authentic.  I want my paintings to be an authentic expression of my life.  I hope you like them.

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© Robin Walker, 2011.  All work here, including artwork, photographs, and written word, is protected by U.S. and International copyright law.  No image or part of this website may be used without the written permission of Robin Walker.