Down The Road #2
oil on panel 6" x 8"
"Attempt what is not certain. Tolerate chaos."
Richard Diebenkorn
When I begin a new painting it seems I have certain difficult lessons to learn all over again. At the outset, emptiness of the picture space and the swirling, throbbing visual world must be brought to a common ground and there seems no sure path to get what I'm feeling and truly seeing into comprehensible form. The key to starting is to welcome these uncertainties as a gift, a challenge, an opening. Soon enough it will become a battle. During each one there comes a moment early on when one is lost, when the chaos of subject and marks are in disarray - then I step back and reconnect with what attracted me to begin - what I loved about this place in time - and then dive back in with renewed clarity. The vision clears and the image is rediscovered.
Very well said, Dean... you're so good at articulating exactly what it's like to paint outdoors.
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DeleteGreat painting and as always, a great description of the frustrations, the process and the rewards. I've shared this on my Facebook page about oil painting. https://www.facebook.com/dblorenze.artist
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Thanks very much, Dorothy - every little share might help - would love to get more blog members.
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