I've started a new series of paintings based on some left over gestural drawings from a year ago. It feels really good to be addressing a canvas again, smearing paint and creating the weird colors I enjoy so much. I suppose I should call them 'subtle' so as not to freak anyone out but it is so fun to take two colors, or three and create my very own palette.
I believe in being mildly disciplined and try to do something in the way of art every day but if the creative genius fails to show up, it is okay to have a fallow period every once in a while. I gather experiences that eventually make it into a painting or learn some techniques or allow my brain to work on a problem unsupervised by my nagging mind.
I took a look at "The Paintings of Joan Mitchell" as I started. Her later paintings where her gestures began to cohere into larger shapes were my favorites.
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