The Art of Destruction

Life as an intuitive painter is always about creation and destruction. Sometimes you can go to far, but in the process it always seems to come back. It is really all about letting go. After many acts of creation, destruction, and recreation in my cyclic painting process-at some point and after some great reflection-I can look at the little vibrant creation and say your are done. It is time for you to go our into the world. Or if I love it so much it will stay in my collection.

Below is great example of the process. One thing to remember is I never have an outcome in my mind. I never plan out a piece or follow a formula. But, through a lot staring or gazing and great reflection, I tend to learn a lot from my paintings. It triggers something internal and metaphysical for me.

Here is the first layer of this painting..... it just did not feel right.
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Second and third layer, I started playing with pigment sticks. Kind of cool...
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Today, I decided that I did like the marks. I used molding paste. Some green and black colors.
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I think this is its third incarnation of this canvas and it is still not done transforming! It will dry and tomorrow I will stare it and then as always it will tell me what do. Some of works are layered with twenty individual paintings.