Process…
It’s a call-and-response process of constantly assessing what’s there, to determine what to do next.
Using one of my favourite tools, a trowel, to move paint around.
This painting eventually became “Tempranillo” and went to it’s home in Calgary, Alberta.
“Keeping the work fresh & exciting keeps me wanting to get back to the studio!”
I start out by going out in nature and letting go of any preconceived ideas or attachment I might have to a particular result. I do not use a reference to paint from but rather a deep knowing of what ignites passion in me.
I work in multiples, usually a minimum of three to four paintings, depending on the size. I start on one, working on it until I get it to a place that I’m satisfied with then I move onto the next one, and so on. As Nicholas Wilton says, “It’s like raising children—you want to give them each equal attention!”
I did this exercise while taking Louise Fletcher’s free Find Your Joy taster course. It was so freeing just to play with paint.
Making an abstract mixed media piece over an old 12 x 12 painting on a wood panel--now it's at the clarifying stage...