In the past, whenever I’ve attempted pure abstract paintings, I have always been gifted with these organic shape ‘characters’ that morph all over the canvas, doing as they please. While I still love the shape characters, I now am faced with restricting their reign, as I must give the wide-open spaces more importance and prevalence.
The lines and spaces providing the basis for this painting came from a snippet of paper doused repeatedly with Diet Coke. Yes, the lines are based on dried Diet Coke! So the way these lines relate to the background, almost wanting to dissolve back into the background, is what this painting seems to be about. Free flowing dimensional spirit spaces. Unlike ‘About to Sprout’, the modulation here is occurring more in the lines than in the background. While the lines are freely flowing, still they’re gently gliding near the surface of the background, like snow dancing across a country road.
The mood of this painting is graceful celebratory movement. There seems to be a greater entity, say, the Sorcerer (upper right) transferring valuable knowledge and love to a smaller entity, say, the apprentice (lower left). A break-through or achievement has just occurred, and finally there is breathing room. Champagne?!?
