Painting
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Here’s a tiny little painting that came along during the process of a larger one that you’ll see soon.
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Yes, I’m a Sunday Painter. Here’s proof. This painting is dedicated to the memory of David Ripley.
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This little painting came straight out of a tube of Confetti Blue that was in the bottom of an old steamer trunk in the attic. I don’t even think they make Confetti Blue anymore, so that makes it extra rare.
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Eddie Manet painted a luncheon in the grass and this is my take on it.
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Here’s my 3-second explanation of why modern art is my cup of tea: Modern art has utopian signifiers. Post-modern art? Not so much. If you don’t believe me just ask Robert Pincus-Witten. Here’s a signifier for you:
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Break a few rules, fold in the blue stripes, discard the whites. Add a crooked, hand-made doorway. Avoid canned, store-bought, and processed doorways. Add more stripes, but this time in the other direction. Be liberal. Using a paintbrush, stir for 30 minutes on Monday, on Tuesday, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. On Saturday bake for…
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Whoever painted this thing thought there was something crazy cool about the way the blue pops.
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This is a new painting I finished this week. This photo doesn’t quite do it justice. You should see that aqua shine! I had no intention of making an aqua greenish bluish turquoisey painting. It’s just not in my vocabulary. I struggle with even saying the words. I only intended to start with a color wash on the…
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This painting is based on the Frenchman collage from last month. (But it’s about a million times paintier. Paintlyer. Painteisher. More Painterly.)
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Here’s a gift for you!
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I’m working on this new painting featuring a couple doors and a little bit of light and a touch of perspective and some floorboards and a hint of an archway done in a curious mixture of scumbling and washes and sloppy brushwork and impasto. So far, so good.
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Here’s where Li’l Joe came from, if you must know. This is Angel’s Room, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches, from 2006.
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Li’l Joe (a.k.a. Shiller’s Door, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches This painting is ready to live life on his own terms and wander where he will. Good luck, Li’l Joe. Neither a borrower nor a lender be, okay, Buddy?
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Li’l Joe in process Out of his baby phase and well into toddlerhood, Li’l Joe has made some progress. The Sturm und Drang of the teens loom on the horizon.
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Li’l Joe in process Here’s the first few baby steps of a new painting. This post is dedicated to John Padlo who inspired this blog.
Angels on Bikes 