In my mind, I'm an expressionistic abstract painter, so when I see something like this, it's like my body rejects it and I disassociate. I tried knocking back the qualities that look too cartoony or illustrative, but they won't go away. It's like a bad grass stain I can't rid rid of. Also, the content is more blatantly narrative than I prefer. I like that it's a family portrait featuring my grandmother's portable ashtray and a pillbox for Darvon, but I'm uncomfortable with how it's painted. I may have to come back, obliterate it and rework it. Or just put it away for a while and let it be what it is.
Note: I deleted the image. It changed. Such is life.
1 comment:
I like it a lot. The alter-ego was a good idea, and I think I may adopt it, at least personally. I have some odd-ball paintings that I don't really consider part of my official oeuvre.
I hope this one survivies.
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