This may sound like I am patting myself on the back, and I suppose, in an indirect way I am, but I think other artists will understand what I am trying to say.
I am in the home of a
dear friend who has acquired a number of my paintings over the past 10
years. Prominently displayed in
his home is a large – 48x36” – acrylic painting I did in 2007, soon after I
began working in that medium.
The use of color and texture in the painting is impressive, and I consider
it one of my very best efforts.
Looking at it today I am a little bit in awe, and I wonder if I could
ever do something that good again. The work was entirely intuitive; I started
with a basic idea about color and mood, and allowed the painting in progress to
direct me.
Big Red
After 7 years of working
with acrylics it appears that some of my very best paintings were done in the
first 12 to 18 months. I was at
the beginning of the learning curve and approached the work intuitively and
with a degree of recklessness that I gradually abandoned as my facility with
the medium improved. So I
wonder…can I recapture that early energy and fearless approach, or have I,
unknowingly, done my best work?
In the months ahead I
hope to find out.
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