My Latest Process
Paint Like Nobody's Watching
In a quest to paint from the inside out and avoid overworking pieces, I developed the following approach.
Phase 1: Wind myself up, pick music, brushes and a few paint colors, and "paint like nobody's watching" to totally fill a canvas - say 3x4' - in 30–60 minutes.
Phase 2: Sit back, look at the chaos on my canvas, turn the canvas, look again, put it aside… until images appear.
Phase 3: Carefully pull out the images while leaving the original energy and many brush strokes intact.
Each phase requires a totally different mental state!
Watch It Emerge
Watch each painting emerge. Click to view it up close.
Aries
Pink Marble
Parade
The Magician
Side by Side
Aries - After about 45 min
The canvas filled with color and energy, before any images have emerged.
Aries - The Emergence
The finished piece, pulled from the same canvas while leaving the original energy intact.
Pink Marble - After about 45 min
The canvas filled with color and energy, before any images have emerged.
Pink Marble - The Emergence
The finished piece, pulled from the same canvas while leaving the original energy intact.
Parade - After about 45 min
The canvas filled with color and energy, before any images have emerged.
Parade - The Emergence
The finished piece, pulled from the same canvas while leaving the original energy intact.
The Magician - After about 45 min
The canvas filled with color and energy, before any images have emerged.
The Magician - The Emergence
The finished piece, pulled from the same canvas while leaving the original energy intact.
45 min
Finished
Parade · drag to compare
45 min
Finished
The Magician · drag to compare