Jsut recieved the stretcher frame from Upper Canada Stretchers. I had come home from work to find the tall slender box waiting quietly to be carried in and assembled. I dropped my work bag, and imediately got to work clearing the room to make space for the larg painting. One intersting thing i noticed once I assebled the frame... it looked smaller than the painting! I measured, and looked at the orderform, and it stated 75 inches. I knew my painting was 77". I measured and remeasured the painting and the frame, and rechecked the form. the frame is 75. A little miffed and questioning my ordering skills (where i still haven't checked my original order) I figured it wasn't a bad thing as I hadn't finished off the bottom 5 inches of the painting and was going to finish once the painting was on the frame.
this actually gave me a decisive idea and direction with the painting losing 2 inches. I adjusted the painting on the frame, and readjusting once stappled I had the paiting all set and alligned the way it needed to be on the frame. I brought the bottom tow inches down with each color and form, and adjusted the left green form to make a line I had questioned for its leve. it was done! I feel this is a standout painting for me as it was a new form, and direction, the largest oil painting I had done, and the longest time with a painting at just over a months time to complete with almost daily work applied. the painting is 75x55" and will be in an abstract show only at the Cave gallery in Vancouver, September.
This work represents my dedication to always pushing my comfor level, trying new directions and creating new techniques. There is assertive movements and aggresive marks, drips, and "mistakes" left for the viewer to see. I want my process to be visible and not hide what I'm doing. I feel letting the nature of the process be visible brings more emotion to the viewer, and for the viewer to gain the understanding of the artist and process.
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