In the Dump

Yesterday was so productive, landscaping a corner of the yard, studio clean up, grocery shopping and time left to cook a fabulous dinner.
Today, fell asleep watching TV at 10:00am (after a good nights sleep), and I did not clean house. I had to accomplish something, so I went shopping. Shopping is the easiest way to feel productive with very minimal effort. It pulled me out of the dumps. Came home and put the flat of Impatients in the ground.
Lately I have been enjoying looking at older paintings. This piece was a victim of the move to Dallas. I could only bring so much stuff. The rows of figures were a first. Now that I think about it, all the paintings with rows of figures have not survived. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea.

What

Looking back

Last week while I was putting my portfolio together I came across some paintings that had long been destroyed or painted over. It was interesting to see them again. They aren't as horrible as I thought they were. I am crazy about the rows of small figures. I can remember drawing and painting each one of them. I don't think today I could duplicate them with the fluidity that is found in this painting and others I produced at the same time.

Heads with Thistle

This is the most recent painting that I have finished. I have posted several incarnations previously.
To be an artist who really cares about a paintings content, it confuses me that I have no idea what this piece means.
What I do know is that the imagery is a combination of many profound images from current paintings to those of years ago. The way these images are represented are different from earlier paintings but, true to myself.

Comfort

Tomorrow my good friend Stefani will be coming to town from San Antonio. She will be visiting museums while I work. This weekend we will put my portfolio together and visit galleries. I really need the comfort of an old friend.