In the new year, I’ve been working my way through a stack of discarded/ignored paintings—quick class demos that never found a way or bright ideas that got lost in material layers. It’s a history of experiments—plaster, wood, sand, cardboard, paper—acrylic, oil paint, pigment sticks, charcoal, artgraf, house paint.
Most of this work involves editing—what to keep, what to lose—a left/right brain exercise of deliberation and risk. It’s an adventuresome process with the work itself providing the guidelines. Spontaneity is inherent—new directions prompted by old decisions.
Abstract painter Thomas Noskowski used revision as a basic tool, reworking pieces over time, scraping to reveal, painting over to conceal. I find that I, too, love the “yes” and “no” of letting a piece speak, of paying close attention as the surface ultimately reveals its own direction.
To see more reinventions, go to the SMALL WORKS section of the website. I'll continue posting as there are more to see.
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