Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Beyond Bem Mesa


This is my latest oil painting and one which I feel good about. It contains most of the elements of my style, which is to say it makes good use of abstraction, simplification, zero-point dimensionality, geometric rhythm and mystery. I’m also satisfied with the colors and the way they interact. I like the way the trees inhabit flat space while the hills inhabit volumetric space. This entire painting, from start to finish, was painted in about five hours, with another two hours for canvassing and gesso. If it sells, I’ll be making about $100 an hour, which ain’t too shabby.

If it sells.

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