About Palette of Dreams
Palette of Dreams is an artful story of one man's journey to answer a primal question and help others find and follow their own artistic path. To turn their efforts into art, all painters must first and foremost discover why to paint.
Kusmin's paintings are the fully fleshed stories of multiple, changing images and impressions, a myriad of memories of a place, the things and the people who have graced it. Even in the paintings that do not formally include a human figure, the people are undeniably present – either just now departed or waiting impatiently in the wings.
“Palette of Dreams” features more than 200 of Kusmin's original paintings presented in nine “chapters” that reflect the various themes he says best define his work. Each chapter includes the artist's insight into his journey to and through the theme, and many of the images also feature an inside look at the story behind the painting.
Whether the work depicts a chaotic street scene or a calming coastal vignette, an intimate look at a single blossom or a panoramic study of a family farm, a single vacant chair or a myriad of repeated images, Kusmin demonstrates his gift for capturing complicated and intense stories in a single moment, always with a promise to unveil more layers of the tale with each new viewing of the painting.
Reader Comments
“‘Palette of Dreams’ is compelling, refreshing and unlike any other art book I have ever read. I limit my reading time to grasp and enjoy the written words that correspond to each painting along with his explanation of ‘why’ he selected each subject. The journey Andrew so eloquently shares is sensitive and most inspiring. A must read. A book to be savored!”
“I am grateful for the different way I may think about and approach painting because of your book.”
Field of Dreams
“Andrew Kusmin nods to Mother Nature as the great leveler, the silent power behind all human hubris, reclaiming what is hers, slowly, methodically, deliberately. And with great beauty. But that’s just one of the intentions lurking behind his vibrant watercolors that capture the emptiness of a space, the ghosts of human activity evident in the crease in the leather chair, the blinds slid partially open by an invisible hand, the barn with the woodworker’s tools and signs on the wall from decades past.”
“Many people can write a how-to-paint book but this work is much more, answering the questions ‘what shall I paint’ and ‘why am I painting it.’ This is where the art lies and is the source of the painting’s power.”
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Buy Palette of Dreams
To order your copy of Palette of Dreams, Send a check in the amount of $54.75, payable to The Kusmin Gallery to:
The Kusmin Gallery
One North Green Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
The cost of the book is $48, which includes the tax, plus $6.75 for shipping to anywhere in the continental USA. For addresses outside the continental U.S., please call the gallery at 508-746-9215 or email Andrew at kusminarts@gmail.com.
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