Still Life, circa 1972

12/18/2009

Still Life, circa 1972

My sister sent me this photograph of an early painting of mine. We were discussing color and mark. I have not seen this painting in a long time and find my palette of 1972 very similar to the palette of my more saturated works today. My marks are equally similar. When I painted this, I was using color for color's sake and rather reckless. On the other hand, it has a freshness and honesty that I very much appreciate.

Dec 18, 2009 9:08:12 PM | Paintings

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THIS PAINTING IS SOOOOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL! KEEP ON USING COLOR FOR COLORS SAKE! IF BY RECKLESS, YOU MEAN CARELESS, I DON'T AGREE. THE PAINTING IS CREATIVE. YOUR MASTERY OF TECHNIQUE, PLUS, YOUR ABILITY TO PAINT FROM THE HEART/WITH PASSION, IS WHAT MAKES YOUR PAINTINGS SO WONDERFUL!
*BEWARE OF THE DEMON CALLED SELF CENSORSHIP*

Posted by: GARLICPARISI | 12/20/2009 at 04:20 PM

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