828 no. 2, 2023
Artist: William Schumann
About the Artwork: My “828” series draws from my experience living in the mountains of western North Carolina. The number refers to the area code of several western NC counties. In this series, I include known landscapes and locations that begin with sketching, photographs, or plein air painting and purely imagined scenes of Appalachia’s majestic mountain views. In either case, I rarely utilize realistic painting techniques or expected color palettes. 828 no. 2 is an imagined landscape based on color blocks outlined in black (foreground) and dark blue (background). By tracing individual colors and brushstrokes in dark lines, I hope to create a ‘stained glass’ effect that signifies a sacred status in Western society. While the foreground meets one’s expectations of color, the sky is reinterpreted in muted lavender and olive-green tones that defy the horizontal patterning of clouds.
Media: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 55" wide by 12" tall
Framed: No; painted sides of 2” depth
