rain as it looked at 1:30pm
1:51 PM: i entered my studio full of energy and desire to take rain to the next level. it needed to become simpler and to find it's voice. i think i may have accomplished both. but let me be clear. it's not so much me as it is the painting itself guiding the process. i am an accomplice. granted, an accomplished accomplice, but an accomplice nonetheless.
AN IDEA: as i was photographing rain for this post, i noticed hanging right next to it a framed plein air gouache, painted on september 2. as you can see, there's a clear relationship between the two. that led me to envision an exhibition of late summer paintings, some of which would be hung next to one of my recent plein air gouaches. this would tell a story for the viewer, illustrating vividly how realist transforms to abstract. i may propose this idea to my gallery in houston for a possible future show.