Forerunner

I think my paintings have been too blue lately. I decided to introduce some warm colors this time.

I think I've hit something of a roadblock this week while painting. There comes a time about once a year where my inner critics voice becomes significantly louder than usual. This is a call for change.

Once again I am feeling the pull to abstraction.

This painting started out fairly straightforward. I was doing somewhat of a forest scene when I kept impulsively adding unnecessary layers. Soon the piece was becoming chaotic and unrecognizable.

The whole experience was surprisingly stressful. I had sabotaged the image creating problem ares everywhere and now my mind strained to come up with solutions and bring the scene back into order.

I didn't like the painting at all in the moment. I contemplated abandoning it multiple times.

It wasn't until the last hour that everything came together and the piece redeemed itself. The last 20 minutes took a dark turn, but in the end it was the addition of red that I think saved the piece.

Forerunner

Thanks for viewing! I tried to mix things up a bit with this painting. Let me know what you guys think.

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