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I'm Guilty on Two Counts

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I have been accused of not having a consistent painting style. I plead guilty. I have also been accused of not caring about focal points. Guilty again.

I begin a painting with a color and a process for making paint move; maybe spattering Cadmium Orange over a wet surface, or dragging Prussian Blue with an expired credit card, or making a mark of Yellow Ochre with a brush. Then I trust my intuition and training to guide the work, intruding consciously only to ensure that the finished work displays movement, contrast, depth, and coherence.

I once watched as a woman explored one of my paintings. She turned to me and said, “I love it. There is something interesting going on everywhere I look.” I like that, and so have no remorse about not having a consistent style and not caring about focal points.

P.S. She bought the painting.
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