“Nacreous fog” sitting on my easel
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Swirling vortices (day two)
more layers of overlapping paths added today.
Swirling vortices
A good day’s work in the studio, I believe.
Paleo process
Yesterday, I woke up and this was on my easel.
I had the feeling in my guts that it was a nice start but not finished. That was the results of a couple days worth of work. I started with a piece of plywood, coating it with a mixture of gesso, matte medium and shaving cream until it hardened. I spent a day letting myself listen to music and applying colors in oil and acrylic paints; some of the paints were very wet and thinned while the others were dried and I just scratched them on or rubbed the dust into the surface. So that’s what I woke up to.
Approaching the easel, I felt a deep inner connection with something primal, so it seemed natural that I should try to mimic ancient cave paintings.
These were too brilliant and not right in my mind, so I began to ‘age’ them by washing the image with highly diluted white acrylic paint.
Several hours of watching paint dry and several coats of washes later, I felt satisfied with the results. I then slept on this feeling and woke up this morning to check the results. Just to be certain that I was deliberate in my intent, I rested on this piece all day and I feel very confident and pleased that it is indeed finished. Here are the final results.
One feature of this process that is important to note; surface is very important. In order to emphasis this, I will give you a close up detail of that facet of the work.
And yet another detail.
Thank you for viewing. 
Layers create depth
More work today in the studio, my layers of paint on top of layers. It seems like this piece is getting closer and closer to being complete. I will have to see it in the morning to make that judgement.
Adding ideas to ideas
UPDATED: Added photo of business cards.
More paint went onto the latest piece today, some of which I got from my Klout. The deliberation of adding new layers on top of the layers is intriguing. I’d philosophize further but it’s just painting at this point, once I’m done, there will be (hopefully) a completed thought.
I also had an idea today that was based upon economics. Rather than pay someone to print out a stack of identical business cards to hand out, I’d create a series of tiny pictures to hand out as business cards. This also will serve a double purpose as an answer to the question, “Where can I see some of your work?” by saying, “You can have this piece here. ” This makes me happy to think about. I’ll keep you posted as to how this actually plays out.
New Year, New Start
The city is back on track. Vacations are over, institutions are open, tourists are mostly gone and I managed to put together some quiet time in my studio this morning. I did some layers on a commission and then started a new piece.
I’m still very interested in exploring overlapping strings as metaphor for the underlying currents which shape events in our narratives. There is noticeable evolution along this path that is quite fulfilling. One thing I am willing to do more is set aside my own personal narrative as I create thus it will result in more abstract impressions. I am confident that this is going to be the most enjoyable path to follow.
One thing I want to say about this and then I will show the work so far. I aim to post updates from the studio more frequently; let’s say at least three times a week. So here’s the results from today’s studio time.
Love
This piece was definitely the culmination of everything I have ever learned and experienced. I created it over a three day period and really feel like my feet are firmly on the path of expanding artistic commitment.
It serves as a portal that closes chapters from the past and opens to new chapters yet to be written.
