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| Liquors by Jeff Gola |
I consider my style as expressive
realism. It’s a way of working that approaches a certain refinement in
some areas but still does not hide the hand of the artist. Although
I’ve been painting and drawing for most of my life in a variety of mediums,
I’ve been using egg tempera as my primary medium for about 12 years. I’m
drawn to its clarity of color, its crispness and the meditative process that
suits my temperament.
Egg tempera is really not the medium
for the quick, momentary impulse. The process is slow and requires going
over the same area many times, crosshatching the quick drying paint in many
layers to develop form and to bring out the optical qualities that the medium
is known for. Because of that and my attraction to scenes of fleeting
light effects, I work on my tempera paintings in the studio, using my personal
photos and often pencil sketches with notes.
