Warren Keating

Early Spring Walk in Santa Fe, Oil Painting

2020

Artist Comments
This painting was inspired by aerial footage of a walking path near Warren's studio in Santa Fe. He captured the image with his drone camera and then painted the piece using a pixelated and loose style of brushwork, referencing video stills and digital surveillance. By abstracting sections the piece, Warren played up the bright morning light and the coolness of the shade.

About the Artist
Warren Keating's paintings start with documentation. He captures subjects on video from birds-eye views, digitizes the film on his computer and, finally, paints them on canvas in an active style he describes as Pixel Impressionism. He merges artistic elements of the 20th Century with 21st Century technology. Warren credits Futurism as well as Richard Diebenkorn and Willem de Kooning as influences in his paintings. Fun fact: Warren’s inspiration for this series came from a vacation to Paris where he photographed passersby from his hotel balcony in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

Words that describe this painting: aerial view, pixelated, contemporary, walking, people, cowboy hat, Santa Fe, sidewalk, people, representational, oil painting, blue, yellow

Early Spring Walk in Santa Fe
Warren Keating
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2020
24 in. h x 36 in. w x 1.5 in. d
12 lbs. 0 oz.