As I work on another large work, I am reminded of the struggle for getting the work out from in. It is when I stop the internal struggle, that what is thee can emerge.
on my easel is a blank canvas. 2′ by 4′ and covered for the third time with gesso. this painting from feeling and emotion is very elusive. I see emotions in colors, not just color but colors. I dream in technicolor and awake with a mind full of intention and invention. grey, black and blue swirl in my head over this canvas with the subtle face of a woman with a piercing eye of multi-color gleaming like a jewel at the viewer.
to begin this work, to get it from my mind to the canvas requires a conducive environment. music is of great importance. the music creates the emotions to paint. hard rock brings bold strokes and bright colors. classical emotes subtlety and refined colors.
often i begin with rock and roll and finish the painting with classical or for a powerful ending, opera! so now the canvas waits for the…
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The Journey of a thousand miles 