Friday, January 22, 2010

half moon bay "landscape"

So this how the painting is evolving. I should have stopped after the last post! I can't say that it gives one a feeling of the serenity and beauty that I felt when I drove to Half Moon Bay that day. But I think it captures the despair of the winter landscape, and how I'm FEELING after a week of gloomy weather, agonizing earthquake in Haiti, a depressing defeat in the Massachusetts senatorial race and finally, the Supreme Court's ruling on deregulating campaign contributions. You could say I'm feeling rather frustrated by what's happening around me.

And yet, there is something very calming about going into my studio and just focusing on mixing the colors, and handling the paint. Unfortunately, applying the paint is where all my angst seems to come out! Ah, well.