I have this contemplative element or phase and I have an action oriented element or phase to my work right now.
It’s invigorating because it allows two distinct aspects of my self to emerge and express themselves in the pictures.
The contemplative phase is first. It consists of meticulous color selection (even going out to get new colors if needs be). Then, with care and patience, applying watered down paint in a cyclical, blended way to allow glimpses of light to and organic patterns to emerge from raw color. Rhythmic movement gives way to natural patterns, nature takes over.
The action phase is all about throwing the paint, hitting the fabric, smearing the paint with knives and squeegees. Again, allowing natural and organic patterns to emerge, but in a completely different way.
Then, the final phase is more contemplative again. Seeing hidden geometry and approximating it, giving macro-geometry to the composition that has emerged. This can appear as lines, straight and angled, curved and circular, dots, circles, shadows. Points to anchor the viewer’s perception while the organic forms allow a deeper experience to start.