Михаил Калинин Теплый субботний вечер, 2021 80х100 см., холст, масло Продана
“Erin Hanson”
Dreams. 110x120cm …
"I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else," Pablo Picasso Soft Morning (detail), 12 x 12, which is a re-do of this one Another switcheroo... Party of Three, 16 x 12, which is a crop and re-touch of this one Yet more changes .... During December, I have moved my home studio from the main level to the lower level - and wow, I should have done this years ago! Light is streaming in - so much that I need to "manage" it, and I can easily do several paintings at once. There's even room for small "intensives," i.e. little workshops -- chez moi. Shiny New Space Empty former studio, which was about 11 x 10; I truly do not know how all of my stuff was in there, but it was -- for about 12 years! Woohoo The painting over fireplace is yet another re-do: it used to be 48 x 48; now it's cropped, re-stretched, with background adjusted. Far off is a gift box on the set-up table - at least I can't see too many details :-) Also I could move my easel. Meanwhile, a new year approaches, life changes, and I'm hoping to be flexible and to welcome things not yet known. Painting offers a unique opportunity to rip it up and fly -- after all, it's just paint! A tentative drawing... can become a more confident painting Fresh roses, bathed in light often become lovely when dry and drooping a bit ... "Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish," Michelangelo
