funky rocks, 38x38” after todays revisions
3:28 PM: i’ve been reviewing older works in the motion series of paintings, and selecting ones that now, in my present state of mind, seem too busy. they are mainly paintings that have been done on a white-ish ground, where there is really no main event; rather a series of minor events which are meant to form a coherent whole.
funky rocks on 8/18/18, the last time i worked on it.
well, in funky rocks, they just didn’t do that. while i can appreciate it’s merits, it just doesn’t work for me. doesn’t pass the first glance test, where complexity must remain subservient to the BAM factor. does it go BAM? does it hit you right off the bat? and then, of course, does it have staying power. does it haunt you after you look away?