New Work

I finished this canvas in October. Its 30"x40" and represents a new direction for me. I'm really going for a looser, more painterly style and opening up my palette to more color. Using the alkyd medium in the early layers enables me to use oil pastel more like paint out of a tube. It also sets the colors between layers so that I can scumble over them and not alter the underlaying color. Working on canvas is very different from the rigid panel I'm used to working on. The difference in weight is amazing. I don't think I could handle a cradled panel this large.