Food Chain

• Acrylic On Canvas
• 72 x 60 x 0 in

Continuing with the 72" x 60" format, again, I wanted to let loose on the canvas and be as free as possible. I also didn’t want to fall in love too quickly with this painting, instead pushing it to go beyond the initial bones and structure that emerge early.

The subject developed as the painting grew through an intuitive process of laying down color.

As much as I want to let go and push paint around on the canvas, my inner painter seems to have other ideas. I resisted this final expression, almost arguing with the painting and my inner painter. But why fight it? In the end, I just surrendered and went with what wanted to happen. Specific curves and images required more care than I was willing to provide at the start. In time, I found that I love painting solid grounds, curves, painting around those curves, and being surprised at what shows up on the canvas. It is nothing like what I thought I would be painting. And who knows? Maybe this is my expression, instead of pushing paint around. I seem to take pleasure in caring for the painting and its expression. It's love in action.

This piece fits my other work, especially the size of the last two paintings, 72" x 60", a size I have discovered that I love. Also, as I continue to get acquainted with this size, each one so far feels like a new world, like some new place that provides more pieces to the puzzle of life. Read more on my website.

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