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| LW (C) 1 |
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| LW (C) 2 |
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| Antonelli's Pond (C) 2 |
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| BD (C) 1 |
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| Beach Players (C) 2 |
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| Antonelli's Pond (C) 1 |
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| Beach Players (C) 1 |
Color is a paradise and a maze. Painters get lost in colors like blue ochre, red earth and cobalt turquoise. From time to time, we return to the none-too-simple groundwork of black, white and gray, to a world of value and contrasting forms.
These paintings on paper were begun in outdoor painting sessions with my friend, Eduardo Izquierdo. They continued in a subsection of “The Beach Players” series and in various studio settings.
They are ongoing; that is, they’re the beginning of a great many lessons that I still have to learn.
A long time ago a teacher of mine recommended that I draw only with a fine pencil for a while. She could see that I was using the beautiful effects that I could generate with charcoal, ink, and a variety of other drawing tools as a means to deal with difficult parts in a drawing. I didn't take her advice. And in a way I'm glad I didn't because I think learning to invent is as important as learning to "see." Now though I have taken up the challenge and I am finding the limited means very rewarding.
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