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They Are Obviously Headed in the Right Direction

11/14/2019

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"They Are Obviously Headed in the Right Direction" - mixed media on cradled wood panel, 20" x 24" x 1".  Ready to hang (back has been pre-wired for hanging).  Available here and at Artfinder.

​How do any of us know where the heck we are going?

Ok, ok, we point ourselves in a direction, set goals, take some steps and maybe, like me, look for signs.    But here's the thing about signs.  They are only useful if you see them.  And then they are only meaningful if you spend some time reflecting on them.  If your family happens to have a bit of a science slant to it, you might also find yourself doing little tests to verify what you think you glean from signs.

Or, you can just head off down the path that has you enthralled and just see where you end up. :)
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They Are Obviously Headed in the Right Direction

​I suppose the point of my meanderings here is that we really can't know until we know.

Until then, we're required to sit patiently (and maybe a bit uncomfortably) in the pocket of unknowing even as we take steps in that one direction...because, "a point in every direction, is the same as no point at all" - Harry Nilsson, The Point.

And that is exactly where we are supposed to be.

About the painting - this is a "paint over."  It has been a good long while since I was painting over older pieces of work.    In truth, I was out of  boards and grabbed the nearest one.   You can see the smallest bits of the underpainting through the layers on the new piece, which has been reoriented to a horizontal.

​This piece is also painted entirely with a squeegee. Because if you are going to impulsively paint over your work, you might as well go crazy.
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Carl Stoveland
11/14/2019 12:26:49 pm

I like me the quote. Speaks volumes to the energy you can waste going back and forth and all around.
I love the painting too. The colors really grab me.

CS

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jen
11/14/2019 02:09:46 pm

Carl! You are a pro at establishing one direction in a painting (or in your professional life) and then going full press that way. This particular painting had every direction going on until the last minute. Kind of cracks me up to work that way, but sometimes it turns out well!

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Dotty Seiter link
11/14/2019 02:51:26 pm

Jen, here are my notes from today's class (colleged ruled notebook, thank you for asking):

1. we really can't know until we know
2. if you are going to impulsively paint over your work, you might as well go crazy
3. squeegee

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jen
11/14/2019 02:58:41 pm

ha ha! Dotty, you make me smile. I didn't know I was holding class until reading your post. And squeegee....oooooooh my goodness it is a painting trust fall. I adore it.

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Carol Edan link
11/15/2019 01:45:45 am

Your posts are always a "class"! Sometimes I have to read a couple of times to have it sink in! I have a painting that needs a "paint over". Out comes the squeegees!

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jen
11/15/2019 10:22:35 am

Carol, you are going to have a squeegee in your painting hand from this day forward. What an absolute delight they are! I may become a squeegee snob in my search for the most surprising mark-making rubber blade!

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Carl Stoveland
11/15/2019 10:24:50 am

Old credit cards work well. My old Blockbuster video card is a great scraper for uneven marks! Rubber squeegees are awesome too!

jen
11/15/2019 10:27:18 am

Carl! Yes, indeed! And credit cards come in various thicknesses and levels of flexibility...I am a big fan of scrapers!

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