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| "labradoodling" (11"X15") |
Saturday, January 10, 2015
"labradoodling" (11"X15")
shortly after arriving in borrego springs, i managed to get everything set up and painted a small "portrait" of my sister's dog. i usually try todo a lot of experimentation while out here on the desert. i'm not sure this is much of an experiment, but i did just splash and sling much more randomly and with abandon than usual. as usual, though, just after i decided i couldn't improve on it by further painting, i really didn't like it. however, also as usual, it grew on me with the intervening days and now i actually think its alright.
my sister and her empty-nest family are arriving shortly for a two week stay at the local state park campground. i'd love for them to stay here but we can't have pets and, as you can see, a large, sloppy, but lovable labradoodle just isn't going be okay. if my sis likes the painting i will force it on her as she departs for points east
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It's a very free and loose painting, less 'tight' than your usual style, but it's beautiful. The eyes are really awesome !
ReplyDeleteonce again, i am humbled by your nice comments, jane. i have to admit my current style is kind of a backlash from getting sick and tired of folks always saying "loose," i want to paint "loose," wow, that's so nice and loose." as if "loose" was some sort of holy grail (none of this is a reflection on your comment above, btw). i always bristled a bit when offered the status quo as the "way" to do something. if someone said, "jump," i sat; "right" i'd head left; so naturally my response to "looser" was tighter. i have painted pretty loosely in the past and still can, as you can see. charles reid says looseness is a state of mind, not of brush. so, it's still loose in my head but somewhat tighter on paper. pretty soon i am sure that tight will be "de rigeur" and i will be loose as a goose (excuse the metaphor). thanks for allowing me to rant! be well, my friend.
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