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In 1997-1998 I worked on a series of 24” x 16” paintings under the heading “Pacific,” though in reality I referred to them as my Fog Rothkos. Each day on leaving the house I would look west to Ocean Beach and memorize three colors: sky, fog, water.
When I was deciding on small pieces to make for my Open Studio, the little 5” x 2.5 - 3” Claybord samples I had recalled the dimensions of the Pacific series. These are two of the tiny paintings I made. They were a lot of fun!
I’ll be doing my first Open Studio since moving to Ukiah, on Saturday November 10, from 11 AM to 4 PM. It’s very exciting. There are lots of recent paintings to show, a selection of older landscapes from around the area that many folks have not seen before, and now I’m making a batch of very small decorative pieces. It also means the carpets get cleaned, the house gets cleaned….
This is from a “selfy” I took one evening. I was fascinated by the repeating stripe motifs, the oddness of the space and composition, and the overall feel of the photograph.
Besides being fun to paint (yes, especially the socks!) this marks a return of my interest in figure painting, an area I’ve neglected since…um….about 1992?
Acrylic on Canvas, 28” x 16”, copyright 2018.
