Sunday, October 13, 2013

Glimmer Twins' 70s decadence

It has been raining for a week here, and this piece shows one of my favorite autumn scenes: the ripening bean field contrasted with an overcast sky.

For this one, I strayed from my original constraint of working for only one side of an LP (20-25 minutes). I listened first to both sides of the Rolling Stones' Sucking in the Seventies, with great live versions of "Mannish Boy" and "When the Whip Comes Down" along with some of their funky dance tunes. Perhaps I spent too much time strutting around the studio like Mick, for I still wasn't happy with the painting. Then I put on side one of It's Only Rock n' Roll and finished up.

"Beans in October Rain," pastel, 6 x 9 image, $75 unframed

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