Meanwhile I have not taken shots of what I am working on. I thought it might be worthless to you as they are 2x2 inch sketches for paintings and when I get on a roll I get a bit selfish and protective. I want to show you something substantial. But then there is the argument to show you the piece from beginning to end, which can be fun including others in the birthing process if you will. What I did post where sketches from old books I kept. Sooner or later an old sketch creeps in the memory and you need it for the next series. And thank God for that. I perused some old slides I kept before leaving the farm. It was the work I was most proud of at the time, tungsten lighting and all. I'm remembering who I am and where the drive and pain come from. Slowly though, slowly. I've been told what people know of me and are most interested in is what was then. I've noticed my lines are cleaner and more geometric. I lost the cloud and fog of the lens and the charcoal compounds that bore many of my images. I lost most if not all of my collection those years ago and I'm opting for simple clean up. I have to, I work in my bedroom. Having a true studio is a luxury. Although looking and the series I'm on, color and thick impasto may develop out of it after all. Getting back to what I am noted for, rather integrating old lesson into new is just what I need to fuel the fire. Right now I have five, make that eight series planned. Some relate to others, which is good, other are experiments that I would like to see come to fruition. Needless to say, I'll be working through the end of the year to say the least.
The portrait is me in harsher emotional climates and shorter hair. It was done in 2005. The slide show is odds an end I thought you might enjoy if you liked the birds to begin with. One or two are bad shots, out of laziness I did not reshoot. I apologize for that. Either way enjoy the view!