Q: What’s on the easel today?
A: A large pastel painting with the working title, “Stalemate.” For this one I went back and looked at some of my older 35 mm negatives. I selected one from 2002 and made the photographic print you see above, clipped to the left side of my easel. This piece is unusual because I’m painting the figures much larger than life size. I like what’s happening, but it’s slow going.
The title, “Stalemate,” is one I thought of some twenty-odd years ago, when I worked on a very different pastel painting – a table top still life – by that name. Somehow I couldn’t resolve some problems in the composition so I never finished it. I haven’t seen it in years, but it’s probably sitting in my Alexandria basement someplace.
Comments are welcome!
Posted on January 5, 2013, in Art Works in Progress, Black Paintings, Creative Process, Studio, Working methods and tagged "Stalemate", 2002, 35 mm negative, Alexandria (VA), basement, clipped, composition, easel, figures, finished, in progress, life size, name, pastel painting, print, problems, resolve, still life, table top, working title, years ago. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
Thank you very much, Fredrick!
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