Sunday, May 1, 2016

Time Changes, Life Changes, Work Changes

A Delicate Balance 30 x 30 encaustic
Yesterday I received a comment on Facebook after posting some work that said " I can't keep up with all the changes in your work" 

My response:  'Time Changes, Life Changes, Work changes"

It is true that my work takes twists and turns. There are shelves of paintings with which I  am  exploring:  structure, color, metaphoric shapes, inside /outside worlds, light, mark-making, scale plus plus.





Using a variety of mediums  inherently changes the outcome of my work also.




Floating 24 x 24 oil on panel 2016
At any given time there are several series going that I keep thinking will eventually end up being addressed in the mother of all paintings. These series are like chapters in a book that I will probably never finish writing.


Recent teaching has provided me with the opportunity to travel which effects the work in surprising ways. It is a matter of being visually open.



Taos Series 1 11 x 8 oil on paper 2016


Taos Series 2 11 x 8 oil on paper 2016


Taos Series 3 11 x 8 oil on paper 2016



Taos Series 4, 5" x 5" oil on panel 2016



Sometimes I wish I could be one of those artists that does the same consistant work over time. A  shape shift here, a corner there, a  slight color change and yet the constant of their work is ever-present. I admire that tenacity and vision.  That structure would seem to relieve the anxiety of the "not knowing" that I sometime experience in the studio.

 It is a momentary wish ! (I think these two pieces show that flip and flop!)


Stacked 30 x 30 oil on panel 2016
Moving Sideways 40 x40  oil on panel 2016

This is a time when I am happy to have had many years of "making" behind me to remind me that I need to continue on my own journey and "all will be well".

Small Gem Series 5" x 5" encaustic on panel



Small Gem Series 5" x 5" encaustic on panel

Small Gem Series 8" x 8" encaustic on panel