celebration 26, 36x36” oil on portrait linen, as she looked at the end of my painting day.
3:09 PM: i worked on celebration 26 on & off from noon till now. i’m calling this a breakthrough for what seem to me obvious reasons. i was attempting to modify the composition to allow all 5 figures to work together in the composition. and i think, in the final half hour of working on it, i was able to do just that and more. the and more refers to that unplanned, unexpected flash of light that guides your hand and brush to do what no planning could ever accomplish: majik!
if you click on the detail to the right here and make it full page on your computer, you’ll see what i mean.