An appropriate painting.

Work in progress.

My paintings seem to be getting a little surreal. No one, nary a sole, came into the gallery today. I figured out how much this little venture will cost me, if I'm lucky. I've decided to sign a month to month lease so we'll see just how unreal my life is going to get.

As for the subject of this painting, I seem to have harkened back to my high school days, when I was interested in Greek mythology. Any guesses as to what the subject of this painting will be?

Abstract Expressionism is about the painter expressing her subconsciousness. However, I've never felt that I stand in front of my easel and emoting all over the canvas. When painting, I'm thinking of technical things, for instance, composition or what colors will complement each other. When I begin a painting, I am not thinking, today I am frustrated with the postman so I will paint angrily.

 I realized halfway through the painting what it reminded me of, and since writing this blog and talking about my new enterprise, I have realized just how appropriate this painting is. Every painter seems to have some brilliant rationalization for their practice while I have been channelling my inner Jackson Pollock (de Kooning was better about talking about art than was manly Pollock). Today, in this blog, I have been finally able to articulate my practice. This is quite the break through blog entry.