Tag: Todd Hunter

Something about spring brings to mind the word lush. The landscape here in Northern California has been filled with blossoms and green.  It’s like the earth is ready to explode with the joy of warmth and sun following the grey of winter.  But we know all this riotous color is short lived, soon to give way to the scorched earth of summer.  These abstract paintings by Australian artist Todd Hunter remind me that the overabundance of life isn’t to be taken for granted.

Just as Hunter’s paintings are a deluge of color and texture, so does our life sometimes seem overflowing with happiness and good fortune.  We store up those feelings, to be called upon in the midst of the drought.  But right now the rains are coming and we relish the abundance while we have it.

To see more of Todd Hunter‘s work, please visit his website.

Images via the artist’s website and the website of his representing gallery, Scott Livesay Gallery.

For the past few weeks, I’ve been visiting at my brother’s home in Florida, rooming with an extremely energetic seven year old, my niece Kendall.  My dad gave Kendall the nickname of Firecracker— a nod not only to her fiery red hair but also to the tiny bundle of explosive energy that she is.  The frenetic energy in the work of Australian artist Todd Hunter is definitely Firecracker level.

Hunter’s work is filled with the types of gestural strokes, saturated color, and wild movement that makes my heart skip a beat.

This is work that grabs you, draws you in, and leaves you breathless.  While the visual intensity of each work may be what captures our gaze initially,  the moments of quiet within the composition end up being what keeps us coming back for more.

To see more of Todd Hunter’s work, please visit his website.  Which types of work are you most drawn to?  Peaceful and quiet or full of crazy good energy?

All images are via the artist’s website.