I began this large beauty with an initial intention in mind. Then, as I applied layer upon layer, she started developing her own independent identity. I let go of any attachment to my original plan and let her become exactly what she wanted to be. I love her. Combined with her larger-than-some-people size, she can have a dominating presence.
This little girl did not come quietly. Nor will she quietly let you project upon her your romanticized notion of a cute kid. Despite (or because of?), many many many months of arguing with her, I absolutely love and adore her.
When are our interpretations of other people’s interactions honest, and when are they our own projections?
Here is an old painting re-imagined as a new painting. When you’ve been painting for a long time you build up a collection of old work. When you look at the work that you did, say, a decade ago, you cringe, because it’s just bad. That’s fair. You got to where you are now as a painter by the hours, […]
This painting was an experiment with the reflection of light. The topmost layer of paint is a translucent copper paint that I made from copper powder and applied in circular motions. When this painting has a light source directed at it and is hung in an open space with room to walk around it, it moves and shifts and changes. […]
A lovely mix of colors and striation that made me very happy to paint and make me very happy to look at.
This painting was done on the request of a dear friend. She told me about the subject matter that had captured her imagination. I allowed it to ferment in my thoughts, then I used it as inspiration when I created this piece just for her.
Like many of the paintings in the “individual works” category, Eve’s Excitement is the product of play and experimentation. I had no plan when I began this painting, and my only intention was the joyful application of paint. It is layer upon layer upon layer of different colors I mixed and then applied with different techniques to see what they […]