Keepin' on, keepin' on.

This painting is the red-headed stepchild. No matter what I do, I cannot make it behave.

In an earlier entry, I thought people might enjoy guessing what it was about. I had thought the central object resembled a wing and wanted to call it "Flight" which I may still do, because it reminded me of the flight of Iccarus (I can't remember if an 's' gets an apostrophe and another 's' or what). Unfortunately, I'm beginning to feel that this painting isn't even getting off the ground. The photo looks better than real life because all my struggles to make something of it are blurred.

I'm feeling more confident in what I'm doing, not in response to any sales, but if I'm going to put my work in front of the viewing public, I may as well do it right.

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.