Today I started a new painting in similar way to my latest painting(17TH). However, this time I wrote down a kind of diary entry for the day onto the canvas before I started putting on the more painterly and charcoal marks. The words were a kind of catalyst for the marks which made the whole painting feel more emotive and I was able to really come to terms with the days feelings and emotions- this whole experience was extremely therapeutic and meditiive and the result was a painting/drawing which I believe truly represents a snapshot of my mind and unconscious thoughts on this day.
I want to build on this type of work and try and keep the work in its most rawest form while adding colour and texture but I will do this slowly as to not lose the exposed and raw feeling of these works- maybe starting with washes of colour and building up. I believe lots of De Koonings' works started with similar drawings which he would then layer paint on top of heavily.
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