August 2010
4 posts
subjects
I think I know what I don’t want in an image as much as what I do. Maybe what I want is actually an absence of things. We walked in a California convenience store in a tiny town — and I went to the bathroom only because I HAD to. And this is what I found. Absolutely wonderful. It is what it is. No pretense. No accepted standard of beauty. No rearranging or composing required....
Getting away...
Sitting in Bandon, Oregon at 4:45 in the morning — and pondering what distance does. Like everybody else, I think I deliberately keep myself tangled up when I’m at home. Having a sense of purpose is wonderful but creating a schedule with no space to think or explore is counterproductive. I think being focused and busy is my way of tethering for security. Driving up the gorgeous...
Slow and steady
I only worked on this painting for a couple of hours today. I worked this wash from the top down and when I was finished, there was nowhere else to go until it was very dry. I want this to dry overnight so there is no chance of muddy areas. Mud is created when a wash “picks up” from the previous washes and the layers mingle. At least, that is what mud is to me!
I know this...
Beginnings
I fin
I finished the fire escape today and switched to machinery. I actually began this drawing a few days ago and started painting today. Carmela insisted on walking all over my painting for the first thirty minutes and finally went to sleep. Thank Goodness. This type of subject develops slowly — this wash only took 30 minutes or so to do but it needs to dry overnight. So I may work...