Jailbreak: inside the studio

This was a mixture of ambition, stupidity, sacrifice, and risk. Built shortly after hanging out with Newman’s zips at the NGA and seeing how scaffolding and simple marks redirect the emotional flow of a painting.

I wanted to see how 1/4 tape artifacts next to a single thicker version would transform a finished scene. I was not disappointed.

First I constructed a moody and layered ground of cooled, rolling volcanic sand beneath the heat of an uncertain sky.

A peaceful, meditative vista that had something else to say. Placing pillars of darkness locking up the left. Counter minded by single pair of illuminated means of escape to the right.

The suggestion of enclosure and liberation is a paradox of color that ignites what’s behind it.

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The picture of my hand in the last photo above shows the swelling after painting for nearly four straight days.