Jars of Paint

The new Exigency painting is well underway, the photo above taken several days ago.

Why would I be so surprised that a larger painting would take more paint? I dunno, but I was... jars rather than tubes… and slightly different methods - larger brushes for example - my 3/4 replaced by 1½ inch brushes for laying the ground. A more decisive approach seems to be working best too, what with 24 square feet of canvas to cover :)

Using my old ways of doing things, this painting would take at least a month; and might anyway? We'll see.

In the meantime, I've been advised to come up with some more "conventional" paintings again, (you know, landscapes and flowers), if only to improve cash flow. I'm not exactly sure of the logic behind that seeing as how none of the "conventional" paintings have sold - my work not being displayed for three months in another gallery when I thought it was, notwithstanding. Still, the advice came from someone else I respect and you know, don't you, one of the artist's commandments is, "Thou shalt deal with those who will honour thee." So I better get on the stick and see what else I can come up with.

Until next time…

Cheers!