minoan celebration, 38x38” following todays modifications
1:52 PM: after gazing at the painting this morning upon entering my studio, i found the passage just to the left of the central female figure distracted from the composition as a whole. i tried collaging in that area, but that didn’t do it, so i scraped the collaged paper away and painted over it with white, which i then drew into with black charcoal. for the moment, that seems to have worked, but i need more time to gaze and evaluate.
the existing 5 figures form a loose semi-circle, and my mind keeps jumping in wanting to introduce a 6th figure on the left, but i’m resisting that.
as i’ve said in the past, i want the person or persons viewing the painting, whether in a hom, a gallery or a museum, to create their own story as to what’s going on here. ancient marble statues and museum visitors seen from above have been thrown together with the plaid shirted lead character from a hit tv series. and all are immersed in a creek landscape with suggestions of rock and water. so what’s the story? and why is it titled minoan celebration?
BELOW: the history of minoan celebration, starting june 27th through today. amongst other things, you can see where the title originated: in the minoan minotaur visible in the 2nd & 3rd images.
