This has been the most difficult canvas I have ever tried to create. This crow "configuration" is part of a larger piece slowly coming together out of little bits of this and that right here in the studio. There is so much figuring out and so much to learn; to discover ~ I really cannot wait to start painting on it. The thought process of creating "in the round" is really out of the box thinking for me. I felt this was appropriate for this particular piece~ the only solution really. Taking risks is part of the creative experience. It's compulsive. It is a good life lesson as well. Growing up, I was extremely lucky to have as thorough an art education as I did an academic one. I learned the basics of visual arts at the same time I learned basic math, science, and language. This formative education led to the fluency and confidence in creating I have today. My crow painting above may not work in the end, but the experience of creating it will certainly push me to try again and again until it does. That is a lesson all young people need to know whether the catalyst is art, music, writing, science, etc...
When completed, my painting will be put along side many other unique pieces in a silent auction, in early May, to raise money for children's art education in the local Bedford County, VA area.
More details forthcoming. If you are curious to see more of what I am plotting, simply call me for an appointment. All sorts of things are brewing...
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