Description
This painting was a direct response to Composition #3 which is why they are displayed as a diptych on my living room wall. In Composition #3 I had struck different locations of the canvas with essentially the same motion. In this painting I varied the form of my hits so I could explore different types of marks. I decided in this one to keep my legs on a constant plane while distorting the position of my upper body. I also decided after a few passes with black to introduce white marks into the painting. This thought came from the process of under-painting I had been learning the last couple of years. Once the white marks had brought back the light I was able to go back and strike it with additional black paint. In the end I saw in the painting a tree with what looks like something trying to cut it down. It was a message to me to be fearless and continue to grow. There will always be something trying to cut you down. This is my favorite painting in the collection.
Image size
17″ print has image of 14″ x 17.15″
36″ print has image of 32.5″ x 39.76″ | Limited Edition of 108, each signed by the artist.
All Prints are made using Hahnemuhle William Turner textured paper; 310gsm, 100pct cotton, and mould-made white.
*Please Note–If Compositions 3 and 4 are being purchased together to display as a diptych, as they are displayed in my home, understand that the widths vary slightly but should be near identical in height. When being framed please be sure to tell the framer to line up the images by image height in case one needs a slight margin adjustment to match.
