The Girl’s All Wet: Allysa Monks’ Great Paintings
Alyssa Monks, "Charade", 2010, 32 x 48 inches, oil on linen
Every once in a while I see a painting and think, dang, I wish I did that! Being interested in transparency, translucency, reflected light, representational paintings that appear abstract, paintings with art historical references and paintings with great paint handling, I find nothing more satisfying than one of Alyssa Monks‘ paintings.
Alyssa Monks, "Cryptology", 2010, 48 x 72 inches, oil on linen.
Her large paintings of people in showers, bathtubs and under water, give a nod to the bathtub paintings of Bonnard.
Alyssa Monks, detail
The fluid, sensual use of paint is half Manet, half Jules Olitski.
Alyssa Monks, "Trust", 2010, 48 x 32 inches, oil on linen
Her paintings are both exquisitely real and as abstract as a late deKooning.
Alyssa Monks, "Steamed", 2009, 64 x 86 inches, oil on linen
These paintings are worth stealing from.
Alyssa Monks
Alyssa Monks, detail
Interview with Alyssa Monks
Inspiring!
I agree.