minoan celebration, 38x38” oil on linen, as she looked moments ago following the paint-over of the minoan minotaur
1:37 PM: just now i did something you might consider radical, but which is a normal day in the studio for me. i painted over the minoan minotaur, which was the centerpiece of this composition, allowing bits and pieces to appear beneath.
the result, i think, is a composition that’s easier on the eye, and at the same time creates a richer, more painterly surface. the figures that now dominate are inspired by a photo from above, shot years ago in the acropolis museum in athens. the female figures were ancient sculptures standing on the museum floor. and the walking figures are museum visitors. the familiar olaid shirted figure towards the top of the composition needs no introduction for those of you familiar with my work.
BELOW: before (left) and after todays modifications
i discovered this painting this afternoon in the pile of over 100n works that arrived from houston last week. they were all housed in the former gremillion gallery and in a storage facility that the gallery rented.
it will be a while before i can organize and catalogue the paintings. this afternoon i looked through one of the stacks of smaller works in oil on linen. this one is 16x16” and was painted in october, 2014. the subject is the interior of MOMA in NYC.
i brought it back to the house just now and hung it on a wall opposite our bed. the true test of any painting is to be able to gaze at it over time, at all hours and in different light. right now, it looks pretty cool!
in a way, this one reveals some of my core coloristic and compositional tendencies.
MOMA Interior, 16x16” oil on linen, 2014