I'm happy to introduce "Finding Sanctuary," my newest water series painting. I am enamored with painting how the human form is transformed in a watery world and how the light plays and shimmers. But equally powerful to me is capturing emotion; in this case, a woman's luminous moment of gratitude for being held and supported. I knew this canvas would require dedication and patience.
A seemingly effortless movement. I remember watching this woman's languid stroke in the Mediterranean waters below me in Polignano a Mare. Capturing her "glide" became my focus as I began sketching and putting paint on this latest canvas. Fortunately, patience became my companion as "she" took form. This subject was not to be rushed. Her "Glide" speaks to me on a visceral, not mental,
The paint is still drying... And another canvas has been sketched out and is ready to go. Painting is my favorite way of "speaking." Too much of my life has been dominated by expressions from the thinking and overly analytical mind. I'm learning to trust, more and more, what my subjects have to say to me through colors and brushstrokes. This new piece, "Surrender"
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