I've been working very small for the last few months - the paperworks, the small abstract paintings, a few landscapes, a few skype portraits - with the exception of the work I finished for TREX, I've made nothing over 16x16 inches.
Ideas for larger work have been simmering in the back of my mind for awhile... but I've wanted to wait, tie up loose ends, give myself time to explore freely. One must be ready for the planning and specific type of focus required to make big paintings.
This week I crossed that field. Hauled out a stretcher measuring 73x21 inches and began playing with layouts:
There are three elements here: a photo taken 2 years ago in Castro, Brasil; another photo taken 5 years ago in Toronto, Canada; an old canvas that I painted way back in 1997 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Below is the layout I went with. Still needs a bit of work, but the base is there:
Feels good to be working large again!
2 comments:
Cool! This is exciting.
Take care,
Barbara
Thanks Barbara,
I'm excited by these too, and will be able to get back to them this week in the studio!
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