A Studio Visit with : Brenda Goodman

I visited Brenda Goodman's studio a few weeks ago and saw these three new paintings. The only question I have is which lucky museum is going to invite her for the retrospective she so rightly deserves? 

Wild Thing-You Make My Heart Sing     50 x72    oil on wood     2013

Kickstart     56 x79    oil on canvas     2013

Jingle Jangle Morning     51 x 58      oil on wood    2013

Brenda also showed me these two paintings that she had just gotten back from collectors. I asked her to write a few words about them as they seem very connected to the new work.

The Cat 1970

"An old friend who I lost contact with many years ago got in touch with me and offered to return a cat painting I did in 1970. It was done 5 years out of art school. She was downsizing the amount of belongings she had. I remembered the painting and even though I hadn’t seen it in over 40 years my emotional connection to it never went a way. Now I have it in our living room and feel so happy to see it everyday."

Breakthrough 1985   
                           

"Two weeks after this event a collector called me and said he was looking for a new home (hopefully a museum) for a painting of mine he bought in 1985 from the Ed Thorp Gallery.   The painting is called “Breakthrough” and indeed it was when I painted it and though I didn’t want to sell it I so badly needed the money and had to let it go.  I said to him I would do anything to have that painting back. We settled on a price.  I bought my painting back and  am overjoyed." 

Here is Brenda's studio:

                                                   

                                                                                

There is a review of her work  here and here

Thanks Brenda for allowing me to visit and also sending me some better pictures!!