Windows by Chick Corea. Abstract painting. Step One paint for only as long as the song lasts (8.5 minutes). Panic and exhilaration.
Windows by Chick Corea. Abstract painting. Step Two: paint with music in mind but take as long as you want. Painted left to right and top to bottom. Improvisational jazz is a good find for me. Variations on a theme. Organic. Rhythmic.
I thought I’d try a song with lyrics. Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell. Abstract painting. Step One: length of the song (2.5 minutes).
Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell. Abstract painting. Step Two: paint as long as you want with song in mind. Hard to resist the narrative.
I’ll Be There by the Four Tops. Representational painting. Step One: paint for the length of the song (3 minutes). Less panic. Didn’t feel like I had to cover the whole surface since there was an object (a figure).
I’ll Be There by the Four Tops. Representational painting but painting over the Step One painting. Step Two: paint for as long as you want with song in mind. Lyrics and figure trying to be there at the same time. Keeping intentions isn’t easy.
I thought I’d try that again with a different song. Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye. Representational painting. Step One: paint for the length of the song (5 minutes). The experience mirrored Four Tops Step One.
Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye. Representational painting again painting over the Step One version. Step Two: paint as long as you want, but I only allowed myself to paint the length of the song. I wanted to express the song more than the figure.
Bonus content. Journal painting. An experiment with make dark marks. I need practice going dark
Bonus content. Journal painting. An experiment with gesso as an editing tool.
Bonus content. A literal palette cleanser, or what to do with leftover paint. I think I’ll make this a new practice.
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