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One fine mess
This was my image as seen last week: a painting of the photo printed in the newspaper that I paint upon including the printed photo and a bit of the surrounding newsprint. That whole painting is on newsprint itself and the next painting was going to include that painting and the newsprint that it is on. Follow me? Well I get confused myself.
And here it is. Well not really. I started out with a full head of steam, but within that steam I lost sight of my guiding star, then the painting stopped talking to me. Alone and stranded I took the refuge of scoundrels and decided to convert it to an abstract. Paint came off and paint came on and then the painting was talking to me again and finally I came to this point and called it a day. I kind of like it, but then I like everything I do so who knows.
I think the charm of the very first original inspiration was the subject matter that faded in and out—as you looked at it, you could see relationships between the people and the trees and spacing and background. I think you've made this far too regular. It works in the way a quilt sampler does, but there isn't the same interest or sense of story any more. That said, I do like the colors. The blue and orange play beautifully together.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Elaine. What was very interesting has become pedestrian. And, oh, how you must hate that.
ReplyDeleteA little bit.
DeleteWhat they said…although I do find those four middle squares along the bottom edge kind of interesting.
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