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Off and Running

All around us things are beginning to take off. Some are off and running and some will be hanging back. The year past has been transformative for everyone, myself included. I have doubled down on studio time, and spent over a year of Marie Kondo style tidying of the studio. A lot of old work left via the EDCO dumpster; I am really organized now! It feels good and means that change is coming. Yes, I am ready for a fresh start. Rather than running off I will be hanging in. I am going back to revisit some small format projects that deserve more time, mostly paintings under eight inches, more rabbits and possibly some nests. Sub Rosa is the latest. Sub Rosa (Latin) is an endeavor conducted in secret. This painting is inspired by joy in an under-the-radar sort of way.

Off and Running

I found that I was drawn to this image during lock down.  It captures the idea of sitting still, waiting, and staying safe.  The iconic image of a rabbit: be still to stay safe.

I wonder, how do they know when its ok to run?

In this series of  paintings I am experimenting with color and texture.  I sat with this one quite a while until I felt ready to decide on an orange outline and add the textured background. 

 It is a move towards minimal and graphic, and it felt risky.  Simplicity is often the most difficult thing to achieve.  I was not quite sure how to move forward so I stopped and sat with it.  Many times I picked up the brush, and put the brush down.  The  impulse to be busy and resolve a problem is  strong.  It much harder to be still and wait for an answers.