So I have this thing I call “The Big Move” (TBM). I’ve been working TBM in my studio for many years. TBM is a gutsy, risk taking, balls-out action that normally happens at the end of one of my studio sessions when I am stuck, frustrated (and/or drunk.) TBM always feels good, but it is a hit-and-run kind of scene (my last move) and I never know how good the actual results are until I come back the next day for a sober survey.
Because I am only an amateur and a "Sunday Painter" at best, it often takes me months or (gasp) even years to actually finish a painting. I've been focusing on this particular painting since this past summer. The thing that has really tripped me up in putting this one to bed is this one dude’s hair! Tonight I walked into the studio, laid out some paint, and worked TBM.
Images posted here are in reverse order. The first image posted is where I ended up tonight after TBM. I’ll let you know tomorrow whether or not it’s finished. I will post an image of the entire painting soon.
PS. Get used to my blurry iPhone pics.
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TBM appears to be a great technique....drunk or sober! love the dude's hair--part rasta, part sea coral. funny how working thru the frustrations of feeling stuck at times produces amazing results. something to be said for perseverance.....
ReplyDeletelooks really nice rob.
ReplyDeletebut, wtf is up with the "amateur/sunday painter" reference? you are definitely pro baby.....(soon to be master?)
@ Bruna- read my first post. The amateur reference is to the "poem" that someone posted on my website calling me a dilettante. I sometimes feel like a "sunday painter" because it is often difficult to make the time to get into the studio. God knows I try. Thanks for the nice comment.
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