Thursday, May 24, 2007

Phases

Cycle.
Excitement about the current and upcoming painting.
Satisfaction with the previous work.
Anxiety about finding a place that someone else might see them.
Disappointment that they remain invisible to the world at large, cluttering up my storage space.
Repeat cycle a few times.

Experiment with other subjects and styles, eventually returning to the main theme with a few more elements.
Repeat cycle.

3 comments:

Greg said...

think we need a new phase?

Greg said...

and my wife is asking me to arrange the purchase of a Cressy...any suggestions?

ben said...

Yeah, okay. I would like to add the consistent phase of 'shock at overwhelming positive public and critical reception'.

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The landscapes or pure abstraction seem to be easiest to live with. The still life series ask a lot more open questions.