EVOLUTION

Back in June (Father's Day) I started my first reverse painting on an old window. Dad had just passed away a few months before. He had Alzheimers. It's such a terrible disease and I was here in Michigan unable to help my mom with him down in Florida. That was killing me, but I can only imagine the pain she was enduring as she watched her husband of 60 years fade away. I'm so thankful that when he did go - it was relatively fast. And so very thankful that he still knew who I was, and most importantly that he knew I was there when he passed. 

They say that you can help ward off that disease by improving and exercising your brain. And so with that thought in mind I challenged myself to paint in reverse. Kind of fitting that I started on Father's Day. 


I haven't done anything with pastels since then. Am I evolving to this new art? I don't know. But I am enjoying it. I've painted quite a few windows and although I generally paint each one for myself - someone sees it, wants it, and I sell it. No, I'm not complaining. I'm enjoying learning this new artform, and I am excited to see how each one turns out. One thing I realized though. I don't think I can make prints of these. With the reflection of the glass - I cannot get a decent image to make reproductions. Until I can figure that out - each one is most definitely, and without a doubt, one-of-a-kind.






WORK IN PROGRESS: Birches 

Saturday:
Large two paned window. I start with a pencil sketch of my idea. This one being a stand of birch trees blanketed by fresh snow.

WORKING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE WINDOW:

At this point here, my foreground is nearly complete on the right pane of glass. (your left) Before this painting is done, I will have painted another 35 or so trees, and then last I will paint the background.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

 

 As seen from the front - Right side foreground nearly complete. 




















It's Monday evening now... and more progress done on this window. Tomorrow the paint will be hard enough that I will be able to clean the glass before painting in the background.

Tuesday.. and ready to put in the background. I didn't want any brushstrokes.

 

Yep - you got it - finger painting!

A close up of an area that is not meant to be very prominent - yet it is there. A message. 

My heart and soul is literally in this painting. It has deep meaning to me and it's my hope is that it touches someone out there.

Painting complete.

"The Forest for the Trees"

54 1/2" x 26"

600.00