Studio Notes II

I had a painting that I wasn’t happy with. I glazed it twice, hoping that would help pull it together. No luck.

Doomed painting

I actually did more to it since this photo was taken–added shadows to the little house and other areas, toned down the foreground substantially, glazed the painting, etc.

But anyway, last night I painted over the whole thing. It’s weird to work on a painting for months and then suddenly–with a few swipes of a big brush–have the whole thing gone.

But now there are all sorts of possibilities for that canvas.

Of course I’ve gessoed over quite a few paintings in the past year–so many, in fact, that I wondered if I would ever produce anything final. But there’s a time to be done with a piece and let it go.

Here is a painting I completed recently. So far, it is safe from the gesso brush.

Remembering