One of the things that I have learned is the value of Pilates breathing and painting through times of massive aggravation. This week has proven to be a challenge to me and to my resolve. These two paintings are a result of an almost Zen-like transference of the frustrations I was feeling into something expressive and, hopefully, beautiful.
New Roses
As a result of the recent gift of significant rainfall in Austin, the Double-Take Roses are blooming everywhere. This painting began as a complete abstraction, a pure expression of the pent-up emotions I was feeling. However, when I took a break from it in order to make an edit photograph, I saw the rose forms materializing and literally blooming on the paper. This was a single-afternoon endeavor and a very Zen experience.
Fire and Smoke
Late last evening, I found that I couldn't bear to walk away from my art table, so I faced the white paper one more time and began dropping in random color, shapes, lines, isopropyl alcohol and coarse sea salt. I let it dry overnight, and this morning at six I decided that I would randomly add black acrylic paint with my brayer. I let it dry all day, and decided tonight that those quick decisions I made this morning were good. This painting conveys the energy at the heart of my feeling levels yesterday. It is finished.
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