"quadriptych" (four parts)
This piece came together as I was analyzing 4 of my smaller paintings. They were unrelated visually. My preference is to work large and the smaller pieces made me restless. If I had a larger studio and a larger vehicle to transport my work, I would work massively large. So I decided to link them. The color palette I chose to work with was neutral greens which immediately implies a landscape. Not necessarily my intention at the time - i just needed to wrestle with some paint. Green is a color I enjoy. I switched from a brush to a palette knife to add the large white swaths. White unified the piece and resembled water. The darker colors indicate a "cave" behind the white water falling vertically, the lighter colors beneath applied horizontally suggest a pool of water.
Therefore the title.
Paint what I feel not what I see. Otherwise I would write a poem or take a photograph.
"Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real." - Tupac Shakur
Sold to friends visiting from back east.
Photographed by Joe McDonald, Digital Grange Studios, Petaluma, CA
