...in translation.

on the left...a new fabric painting. on the right...a new gouache on wood painting.
both inspired by a small painting on paper made at the end of last summer. working with a plan, from a sketch...would be so practical. i admire artists who do it. i don't know why working in that way has always been such a struggle for me, but it has. i am trying to use my small paintings on paper as plans for the fabric paintings. i don't know if it's going to work for me or not. it seems like something gets lost in the translation. the second or third version seems lifeless to me...but i continue to pursue it and see what happens. and it's led to me making paintings again...gouache and flashe on absorbent ground on wood so they're as close to the works on paper as possible. more to come.