A New Day
It's hard to believe almost a month has passed since my last post during Art Trail; everything was subsumed bythe excitement and triumph of the election. Now that I can think of other things, I'm thinking about the different attractions of abstract and representational painting. I do love realistic renderings of people and still life arrangements; but I really enjoy the freedom and complexity of abstract improvisation. The materials take on an interesting new role , more like a partner than a medium to be bent to your will. The resulting layers of color and texture are fun to explore over and over again; a different experience as a viewer, and certainly a different process as a painter.