Momentarily freed from the worries that had been plaguing my focus all year...
Contract: Variations of Red, 2009, oil on canvas, 36 x 24 inches
Initially an exploration of reds in a color field, this image is more about the abstraction inherent in composition and games with the picture plane. I've always enjoyed painting colorfields. The subtle variations of color and surface handling can simultaneously suggest infinite distance or a literal physical presence. There is the plane where the image begins to 'congeal', creating the sensation that you could reach into the space and touch things. There is also the physical plane of the surface of the picture. In this painting you get a sense of multiple planes competing (or getting along). Unfortunately, subtlety isn't something that is captured well in digital images. Art is best seen in person. Go see some art!
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