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Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Vernal EquinoxThis new study of dark plums is all but finished, although I have to admit that I'm really having a hard time with this. I found myself standing in the cold garage staring at the painting last night, trying to see what will make things sit and turn. Endless frustration, this thing that I do.
And on this day, the cold door to this long brutal winter will slam closed, and the door to spring shall swing wide open...
Read on...to Spring of 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007I continued to work on the large study of dark plums. It's a refreshing challenge to try to train my eye to see an expanded range of color within such a dark subject. Bit by bit it's coming together. Tomorrow should see this piece all but finished.
Sunday, March 18, 2007The short spell of spring was shattered by an all-day ice storm on Friday. So much for those gentle little spring peepers quietly broadcasting a clear view of a warm spring. The constant roar of falling sleet was like an ocean, and the sun was blotted out by the dark clouds. Yesterday my day was somewhat scrambled by getting caught up in different projects and favors, but today I managed to mix and throw down some paint on a new large study of three dark plums.
And just a little while ago I got home from seeing Billy Talent perform at the Trocadero in Philadelphia. Other than some parents patiently waiting for their kids in the violently thrashing dance floor down below, I was the oldest person there to see the band. That was an odd sensation, but the band was just great. I brought my quiet little friend Keiko along to see them. Despite singer Ben Kowalewicz being shirtless, soaked with sweat and on his knees screaming until his veins were popping out, she said "he's really just a nice boy!"
Saturday, March 17, 2007I mixed some colors today, in preparation for a new painting, and it's my brother Darren's birthday. Happy birthday, Darren.
Thursday, March 15, 2007The new study of golden delicious apples is finished.
Click on the image to see a larger version.Tonight the spring peepers in the swamp down below have started whistling. There is something so hauntingly familiar about the sound. I'm always surprised with how early they start, before anything else feels like spring, those little frogs all wake up and start whistling. It makes me feel something strange inside, an odd connection with something so familiar.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007I'm very close to seeing this final study of golden delicious apples solidly finished. The animals are enjoying the warm breeze that blows through the studio with all the doors open.
On to something else, maybe someone out there can advise me on this. I'm not sure how I'll post the new series of figure studies, as some of the puritanical hypocrites that make up a portion of the audience of the United States are likely to take offense at uncensored images of nudity. I'm open to any suggestions on how I might go about presenting these images, possibly on a separate page with a warning and a disclaimer to notify viewers of the possibility of seeing renditions of the unclothed human form. Over the years I've been approached by students of all ages requesting permission to use me as the subject of their research projects on living or dead artists. I've been flattered and humbled by these requests, and I would like to consider these young minds to be an important part of my audience. I would prefer to avoid creating any problems with their parents, teachers or school administrators should they be exposed to something that might be deemed provocative. So....I'm all ears.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007Today I painted, building up a surface, making things look a little more like things. Apparently no intelligent or witty comments come to mind, working too hard, sleeping too little, the weather is suddenly warm and wonderful.
Monday, March 12, 2007I'm back on the golden delicious apples again, for one more study before they become frozen dog treats. I mixed my colors and threw some paint down, and tomorrow will see things start to take shape.
Sunday, March 11, 2007Anna came back for another sitting, and I think I'm finished with this figure painting, but I'm not sure. Lately it seems as though I'm never sure.
Saturday, March 10, 2007Today I spent a few hours studying all of the pale skin and soft curves of my figure model. I had a great painting session, and learned many good things, and moved a lot of paint. By the end of tomorrow's session I may have a decent finished study. We shall see.
Friday, March 9, 2007The new study of three golden delicious apples is done. It sure does look just like the previous one, but gosh darn I sure did learn some good things from this second study.
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Thursday, March 8, 2007 Day of HeadacheDid you ever have a headache that just clamps your head like a dog trying to bite through a frozen apple? I'm guessing it might have been the glare of the sun on the snow, or maybe my number was just up. Despite it all, I did manage to move a huge amount of paint, and made some good progress on this new study. Tomorrow should see this piece finished.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007The new study of three golden delicious apples is actually done, and I immediately started mixing colors to try this subject again. Maybe this time I can get it right.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2007The new study of three golden delicious apples is done, I think. I'll have a look in the morning and make the final decision. For some reason I was expecting to find a little more color than I did, so I may revisit this subject again tomorrow just to see if I can't find what I set out to find. The sun has been bold and bright, and I've been enjoying what appears to be a bold range of colors across the subject, but things just feel a little bit tame.
Monday, March 5, 2007This new study of golden delicious apples is coming down the home stretch. I endlessly struggle with the transition from the light side to the grayed out underlit fade to the darker side that still reflects light within the shadow. The transitions include subtle balances of a huge range of colors, and at the end of the session is looks like nothing but warm neutral mud covering my palette. Tomorrow should see this piece all but finished.
Sunday, March 4, 2007Today I started on a tentative commission of golden delicious apples. From one apple to the next is an exciting fade from red to greenish yellow, to orange yellow and back to green again. So far it's an exciting start, and I should see this really come together tomorrow.
Saturday, March 3, 2007The new large study of green apples is finished.
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Friday, March 2, 2007The new large study of green apples is almost finished.
Thursday, March 1, 2007Today I started throwing paint down on this newest large study of green apples. The new mixing table is just fantastic. Today I sent out an application for a big show in Sausalito. On one hand, the idea of driving the whole way to California for a show is totally daunting, on the other hand, it seems like such a great adventure, to watch the entire country rushing up to me in the wide screen view of my giant windshield, the whole way to California.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007Today I only managed to start mixing some colors for my next painting, which is probably a third study of three apples. Last night I was in the right place at the right time to acquire a new desk for mixing paint. I'll have more room to mix, more room to store what I've mixed, and more room to be the man I've always wanted to be. The new desk is rigid and solid, and a full three inches (7.6 centimeters) higher, to save my back and possibly my arm. I already prepared the mixing surface, and a new slab of mahogany plywood is currently soaking up a pint of stand oil in preparation for tomorrow's session. In a small way, it's so very exciting.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007Today I finished the large study of three green apples. It's yet another good painting, and a good painting experience.
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Monday, February 26, 2007Today I picked up where I left off on Friday with my large study of three green apples. This painting is almost finished.
Today marks the three year anniversary of buying this house. In the final weeks of winter, it's all coming around again.
Sunday, February 25, 2007I finished the small portrait study. It was a good session, and I learned some good things. Click here to see the finished painting.
Saturday, February 24, 2007Today I managed to have a great first session of working from my portrait model. I decided to focus on achieving depth, space and a likeness more than attempting to create a balanced and dynamic composition. I'm far from my usual comfort zone, working with all the colors and details of a portrait, and no part of it comes easily to me.
Friday, February 23, 2007I'm almost finished with the new study of three granny smith apples. I'm putting this on hold until Sunday or Monday, as I'm having a portrait model arrive for a two day sitting this weekend. I'm sure I'll learn many good things. Last night I had another group critique with Jeff Schaller and several more of the Chester county artists. I brought my friend Keiko along to share in the drama and excitement.
Thursday, February 22, 2007I finished the new study of three granny smith apples. It's solid and smacks of brevity and panache. I decided to start any study, and this time I'm going to see if I can't make something special happen.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007The new study of three granny smith apples is suddenly almost finished. I'm moving so much paint, it's all just flying.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007Yesterday I spend the day mixing colors and preparing surfaces, for a study of orange tulips. Today I studied the tulips against several backdrops, and thought about things, mixed some colors, made some references, and continued to consider things. In great frustration I decided to unwire the tulips, and make them a lively and colorful decoration for my kitchen table, and then I set up a new subject for study. Oh, a new subject?
The Granny Smith, or green apple, originated in Australia as a hybrid, believed to be a cross between the seed of Malus sylvestris, the European Wild Apple and the domestic apple M. domestica as the pollenizer. The first seedling was propagated by Sir Nicholas Birtles, and introduced to England around 1935 and then the United States in 1972 by Grady Auvil.
Three is the first odd prime number, following two and preceding four, it is the number of stars in Orion's belt. Earth is the third planet in the solar system, and all colors are based on three primary colors of red, yellow and blue. The Holy Trinity represents three entities, and there were Three Graces in Greek Mythology. The Hamantaschen has three corners, and bad luck is said to come in threes. And everyone says "and on the count of three...."
And on the count of three, I started a large study of three granny smith apples...
Sunday, February 18, 2007I just got home from a weekend near the District of Columbia, visiting with an architect I met last October. After two days throwing ideas back and forth, I'm now thinking about some exciting new projects, and some next steps in the evolution in my work. And this morning someone told me "I'm eating my heart out for you", just to render me stupid and speechless for a moment. Someone seems to be really good at that.
Friday, February 16, 2007I started mixing colors, and stretched a large canvas. I'm not sure what I'm painting next, I have no idea what I'm doing right now. I barely feel like doing anything, every part of me aches in some deep and cold way.
Thursday, February 15, 2007The sun finally came out again, and I'm finished with this study of white tulips. Step by step I feel things are slipping away, in this coldest and most cruel part of the winter. The snow has a hard crust on it, so Frank and I can walk on the surface without leaving tracks. Everything is frozen in space and time, while on the inside, it's all just empty.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Valentine's DayI spent the day alone, working in silence. The sound of the wind and the rushing noise of the sleet were the only sounds in the forest. I'm all but finished with this large study of white tulips. I'll check again in the morning to make the final decision, unless Ojisan decides to throw everything on the floor and decide for me.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007I continued to build up a surface and some resolution to this new large study of white tulips. Throughout the day it snowed, so I was stuck here in the studio despite having so many plans to be on the road for different reasons. The forest looks amazing in the snow, the whole world is softened, the hush over everything is rich and deep.
Monday, February 12, 2007Strangely I managed to make great progress on this new large study of white tulips. Everything snapped into place, and I was very productive in getting this piece up and moving.
Lately I'm feeling as though I'm sliding across the creaking ice of my lake. My heart seems to be trying to keep time with something that isn't here. Maybe it's just the endless winter, seeing a forest devoid of green makes me feel that my heart is also so cold and barren. The world is feeling just too big again, and as hard as I try, I can't straddle the spaces between me and the people that mean so much to me. I'll keep trying, and in the meantime, I'll keep painting.
Sunday, February 11, 2007Despite exhaustion and so many interruptions and distractions, I managed to get started on a new large study of white tulips. I mixed some massive amounts of paint, and tomorrow I will start slinging some colors and see this off to a strong start.
Friday, February 9, 2007I spent yesterday on the road to make a delivery to Stamford, driving through the crush of NYC traffic to the spectacular winter forests of Connecticut. On the way back I visited with a cousin in Manhattan, and arrived home exactly 12 hours after leaving. No sooner than I sit down, and Ojisan decides that I should be done with my large study of purple tulips, and tosses the entire setup over, onto my palette of mixed paint. Instant mess of water in the paint, scrambled and broken tulips, paint on everything, and Frank attempting to pin the renegade cat so justice can be served. They were behaving like animals, it was crazy.
Today I pulled the painting out one more time and agreed with Ojisan, it is done. I cleaned up a few details, signed it, and threw it into the garage.
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Wednesday, February 7, 2007This large study of purple tulips is all but finished. I'll have a final look in the morning and make the decision. So much of this is very simply blocked in, but so much of it is also very tight and articulated. It's an interesting piece, and it will be nice to wrap it up.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007The sun didn't seem to be very bright today, so my colors started dropping off toward gray, so I worked mainly on the twist and tumble of leaves, and stayed away from working any of the big fields of color.
Monday, February 5, 2007Today I continued to build up a surface on the new large study of purple tulips. Step by step, it seems to become something.
Sunday, February 4, 2007Today I started throwing paint on a new large study of purple tulips, and late in the afternoon my model Anna showed up and I was able to finally finish this first figure study. As a first study, it's just ok, but at least I can now start on my second one. It's hard to not want everything I finish to shine with pop and sizzle, and calling this first effort finished felt like a resignation to accepting that so far, I am only struggling to just barely get on my feet. First steps are never pretty, but I'll keep working at it.
Saturday, February 3, 2007Today I started mixing paint. I kept swapping out different backdrop colors for a bouquet of purple tulips, trying to figure out which combination felt right. Each time I mixed another massive pile of paint, and every time I switched the backdrop I would fill a container with the color and throw it into the freezer and start over. At some point I'll start some paintings with a pound or so of paint already mixed. I never did start painting, but I sure did learn a few things about color. I settled on an odd lime green yellow, after realizing I should just throw some paint, finish the study and learn what I can, and move on, starting tomorrow.
Friday, February 2, 2007 Groundhog DayI finished the large study of white tulips, and hurled it into the darkness of my garage. I've started to shuffle finished canvases back into the house so they can finish drying, and to make more room for the growing pile of wet paintings. The winter is nice, when the freezing cold garage allows me so much more working time with wet paint. Frank and Ojisan understand staying out of my way when I pull the canvas off of the easel at the end of each session. It's all a big mystery to them, but they do understand that I must have my reasons for doing this thing I do.
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Thursday, February 1, 2007This new study of white tulips is almost finished. Things are lively, for as long as I don't really think about what I'm doing. As I mix and throw paint every day, I'm realizing more and more how much of what I do is based on seeing through things, seeing the color of the space around them. At the same time it feels like I'm painting a vast cylinder of light and shadow and details and spaces, as though the brushstrokes are being laid in the air around the bouquet of flowers, and not directly on any one part of the bouquet.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007I continued to develop this study of white tulips. At first it seems like nothing but a framework, and then suddenly things start coming into focus. It's like being blindsided by an actual painting, when it only begins as a study.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007I started throwing down paint on this newest large study of white tulips. Once again I'm painting my subject up against yellow, and it already feels like it's going to be a good painting experience. Of course I always feel that way in this early stage of the painting, and all too soon I realize the sensation of circling an adversary in a ring, each missed blow opening me up to being pounded back down to the mat.
Monday, January 29, 2007I started mixing colors for a large study of white tulips. The past weekend I wound up doing everything but painting. Saturday was spent sitting in with the jury for the Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show, reviewing over 300 applicants, and then re-reviewing everyone just to make sure. Sunday was spent in recovery, and getting back on track with keeping Frank hopping and running and myself staying equally active and well fed. We're all like rats on a wheel sometimes.
Friday, January 26, 2007I finished the large study of three gala apples.
Click on the image to see a larger version.Nothing is sitting right with me on this painting, and I realized that capturing the subtle range of red fading to yellow fading to green and back to red again is not something that comes easily to me. Compounded with the varying qualities of light and pale and dark and gray, I decided to cut my losses and just sign it. Overall it's solid, but I definitely struggle with these colors.
Today I discovered the hauntingly beautiful music of Paul Cantelon.
And for all of you struggling painters, artists and quietly appreciative fans, I highly recommend that you spend some time studying the words and images of my friend Michael Lang as he hacks and stabs his way through the very beginnings of getting his oil painting chops up to speed. Very exciting stuff, first it will be training wheels, and then he'll set his hair on fire and run screaming naked through the art world. Well, maybe not quite like that, but it's hard not to be excited about these first rude, rough and precious little studies.
Thursday, January 25, 2007My model showed up this morning for a short session. The figure study is starting to dry, but I was able to successfully activate some areas and see some small improvements. Short sessions provide a different kind of education, as I'm spending more time looking and understanding than just blindly slashing away at a study for endless hours. I finished the day bringing the large study of three gala apples closer to completion.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007I started working on a large study of three gala apples. I mixed some paint, and then I threw the paint down onto the canvas.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007I finished the commission of a single royal gala apple.
Click here to see a larger version.In an excerpt from a letter to Michael Lang:
I just finished the one giant apple commission. It couldn't be done the way I would normally paint an apple, namely because it's so damn big. I have really huge brushes, but the nature of the materials doesn't readily convert to the larger scale. Relative viscosity of paint and the massive amounts of rags and solvents to make larger brushes behave like big versions of smaller ones just hasn't come easily to me yet. I think this might happen when I can have an assistant running laps around me to stay one step ahead of the massive mess I'll wind up making to pull out the big guns.
Monday, January 22, 2007The day was dark and gloomy, but I did manage to work on the commission of a single gala apple a bit more. The balancing act continues, as I push and pull and block it all in. Tomorrow will see this study finished, and at this point it feels like a very exciting piece.
Sunday, January 21, 2007Today I started on a commission of a single gala apple on a fairly large canvas. The challenge is in painting a single apple with enough speed and brevity to make it a dynamic play of light and color, and not a static rendition of a single mass in the middle of an open field of color. When I try to juggle three apples, everything winds up with a blur of energy, trying to juggle only one apple doesn't provide enough opportunities for the brushwork to fly and blur and move. It's an evasive element to painting, but it becomes very apparent on some subjects.
Saturday, January 20, 2007I finished the small study of golden delicious apples.
Click on the image to see a larger version.Tomorrow I'm back to work on my model series. I have one more bad figure painting to start and finish before I can expect to make some sense of what I'm doing. Step by step we can go anywhere.
Friday, January 19, 2007I started on yet another study of these golden delicious apples, this time on a small canvas. I will try to capture the same life and brevity and gesture of yesterday's study, only on a much smaller scale. I have some plums on standby, but for some reason I wasn't connecting with them while I was arranging and rearranging objects for my next study.
Thursday, January 18, 2007I finished the second study of golden delicious apples. It was really rough and rude, but I decided it was solidly and consistently rough and rude, so I scratched my name into the wet paint and threw it into the garage.
Click on the image to see a larger version.My model was not able to show up today, so the figure study is on hold for now.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007Once again, I continued to work on the figure study for an hour this morning, and then started hammering away again on the large study of golden delicious apples. I'm very close to being finished with the apples, but the figure study still seems to go in circles without seeming to approach resolution. Tomorrow I will find a way to tie it together, at least enough to move on. On a side note, my new friend Michael Lang has just graduated to working in oils. Bravo...
Tuesday, January 16, 2007This morning my model showed up, and I continued to work on the figure study. I then immediately started throwing paint down on another large study of golden delicious apples against a gold background. I decided I might like to keep the painting I finished last week, but only if I can make up at least one more like it, to share with the world.
Monday, January 15, 2007Today I finished the large study of purple tulips. It almost spun out of control, but I was able to tie it together without losing the fresh and loose feel of a fast painting.
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Sunday, January 14, 2007First thing today I put together the backdrop for the model platform, and it went together perfectly as planned. I worked for another hour on the study of purple tulips, still not quite finishing it, and then my model arrived. After an intense afternoon session I nailed down a solid figure study. The plan is to finish resolving some definition and resolution in one more short session on Tuesday morning. I learned so much today, and for the first time I feel that I might actually be improving in some small ways.
Saturday, January 13, 2007Today I hammered away at this new study of purple tulips. I'm almost finished. I decided to use hollow doors for the walls of the backdrop for the model stand. Tonight I primed and painted them.
Friday, January 12, 2007I started throwing paint down on a large new study of purple tulips. At the dog park tonight, Frank got his head ripped open by an angry German shepherd. We'll all avoid touching that part of his head for a week or so while it heals. I'm building a backdrop for my model stand, as I may have a model lined up for this weekend for something new and different.
Tuesday, January 9, 2007I finished the new study of yellow apples against a yellow background. Things were almost fun at one point in today's session, and then it turned into a race against the sunset. The end was in sight, and the sky grew darker by the minute. Sometimes it just feels like a workout.
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Monday, January 8, 2007I threw down some more paint today, and finished the layout for my next magazine ad. This painting is so harsh and loose and fluid, tomorrow will see if I can just nail it down and wrap it up.
Sunday, January 7, 2007I started throwing paint down on this study of yellow apples against a yellow background. I can feel a different part of my brain at work when I'm painting simple round objects, as opposed to articulating something as complex and chaotic as a twist of leaves and stems and flowers. I have more tulips on standby, for when this study of apples is resolved.
Saturday, January 6, 2007I finally finished the study of purple tulips.
Click on the image to see a larger version.I immediately started mixing colors for a large study of yellow apples, against a yellow background.
Friday, January 5, 2007This study of purple tulips is done, sort of. I'll have a final look tomorrow and make sure. I dropped off a truckload of paintings for the big display at One and Two Commerce Square in Philadelphia.
Thursday, January 4, 2007Just when I should have been slamming out the finish on this study of purple tulips, I had to meet with the gallery director from the museum for lunch, and to discuss the upcoming show. I came home in time for the final hour of sunlight, and just managed to circle the canvas with paint, but not a resolution. There is always tomorrow, for now.
Wednesday, January 3, 2007I hammered away on this study of purple tulips, and it's finally starting to look like something. This painting should be finished tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007The sun came out, and I threw a lot more paint around. Things still look really rough and rude, but I'll try to pull it together tomorrow.
Monday, January 1, 2007 New Year's DayI continued to lay down paint on this large study of tulips. The light was fairly dim throughout the day, and it was dark by mid afternoon. I'm working hard just to get a surface built up, and when the sun comes out again I'll start developing some more definition.
The old year slipped out without incident, and the new year quietly slipped into place in the calm of the night. In the dark I was listening to the fireworks in the distance, echoing through the silence of the forest. It feels like nothing, but it also feels like a great river is taking everything along with it, and all of these tiny people are marveling at the vast wonder of it all, on this night, all over the world.
Sunday, December 31, 2006 New Year's EveOn this final day of the year I'm starting a large study of purple tulips. In the final hour of sunlight I was laying out the paint with a big knife, carving down the foundation for my first large floral painting in eight months, and the very first painting of the new year.
This past year has seen me grow so much, in so many ways. I've come to understand the empty vessel of my life, and I'm learning to fill this empty vessel with meaning. I learned how to let myself hit the bottom, and I'm learning to accept how it feels. I've found myself in Thailand again, and subsequently lost myself in the jungle, and I lost myself in the streets of London, and then found myself again in the thoughts and hearts of so many more people. I'm getting closer, and I like how it feels. I've finished so many paintings, and made so many more friends in my clients. Everything continues to be an amazing challenge. The big row of digits start to line up, and it's about to all turn over to zero again. All at once, it's coming together. It all goes so far, in every direction, forever, and it's almost too much. It's all just so huge.
Thursday, December 28, 2006I finished the painting of purple tulips.
Click on the image to see a larger version.I'd like to attack this subject again, as I see the color range has great potential, but I'm not sure that I really nailed it in this study. Nothing compares to real life, anything I can paint that attempts to celebrate some bold or subtle range of color only pales in comparison to the actual subject. I can find so much movement and content in the light of empty space, but I feel that I'm only filling in the colors on a cartoon depiction when I attempt to capture it. I'll keep hacking away at it, we'll see what happens.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006This painting is all but finished. I'll have another look tomorrow and make a final decision. Sometimes I realize that I'm painting, and it occurs to me how easily my head shifts gears to just see and calculate. I'm barely even thinking about what I do sometimes, and painting feels like little more than thinking. Suddenly I have piles of unframed paintings stacked up, and I've given so little thought to the idea of finishing one before I'm starting on another. It all becomes like a reflex, to not think, just mix paint, study color, carve it out.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006 Boxing DayToday I continued to lay some paint onto the study of purple tulips, despite the day being fairly dark and dismal. Tomorrow should see this piece all but finished.
Monday, December 25, 2006 Christmas DayI slammed down some more paint onto this new study of purple tulips. Things are coming together nicely.
And the world says goodbye to the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.
Sunday, December 24, 2006 Christmas EveThe red tulips were already fading when I was mixing colors today, so I pulled out a bouquet of purple tulips I had on standby. This will be the first time I've ever painted purple tulips, and I'm discovering a new and exciting range of color. I started throwing down some heavy paint to get things up and moving, and already it's an exciting piece.
Friday, December 22, 2006I started the winter season by mixing colors for a new study of red tulips. The dark day only grew darker through the afternoon. The year is winding down to a close, and I'm feeling really run down, and I just keep pushing along. It's hard to talk about what comes next, when I really only feel that I shall keep painting, and I'll just see what comes next.
If you find yourself hungering for yet more dramatization of the angst of a painter, see Fall 2006 for the previous season's struggles.
