Entries from December 2007

time travel?

December 8, 2007 · 8 Comments

Today I was working and trying to push my work to another level. People who came into the studio were surprised that the work had changed so much. One thing I like in painting is that the possibilities are endless, and that goes for all plastic mediums. I thought I would start adding some studio notes to get more discussion going. Since process is on the table. So in art, can one move forward faster and faster propelled by ones momentum? Not just the speed of working, but the speed of the mind. I bring this up because I suspect why I am so destructive of much of my work is that the newer work progresses ahead of the existing work.

One big barrier apparently is imagination, how many ways can I move the paint, how many variations, surface, color, and mark making. Another is experience, the process begets new levels within a process. Things are learned, gained, and some things shed.

detail of painting_ markwick

Categories: Creative Challenges · States of Active Inquiry · art · painting · process