All great artists say that at one point or more every masterpiece goes through an ugly stage. Finished Layer 3 and might have hit that stage (not the great artist stage but the ugly one;-). However, the potential of this painting is tremendously thrilling and terrifying at the same time.
“One never knows what one is going to do. One starts a painting and then it becomes something quite different.” –Pablo Picasso
Oh how wise you are Pablo! Despite the current muddy state, I love the direction this painting is going. I just wish I had the clarity to see it further into the future! So far, I am envisioning a wise and stately tree that is so interesting and filled with a multitude of layers. She simply stands proud in an ambiguous environment of dark and lovely. She seems to protect her environment and claim it as her rightful property.
Now of course you can’t see all this yet, as I’ve only posted details to tease the owner who commissioned her. I might mention that I barely can see it myself and I’m standing in front of the darn thing, but I won’t, because that might scare her a little. But it is there in my minds eye. Now if I can just make her sing.
