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Saying Too Little
30” x 20” inches / oil on canvas
from the series "Flying Fires" (2021)
These artworks are called the “Flying Fires.” I painted these canvases in New York city over the summer of 2021 on the rooftop of my apartment building in the upper east side. The images were inspired by blue sky, arial views of the city, lush green backyards behind the neighborhood buildings, and hot weather. The title of the series, “Flying Fires” arrived from the idea that these pictures were born from colored “flames.” These dabs of oil paint I place on the canvas by intuitive means act as inspiration, improvisation, that morph into language. The mark making travels throughout the different sections of the composition creating a scene. Completely from my imagination, understanding each “word” from the language gives way to specific arrangements, certain decisions. The marks typically begin looser, more organic however conclude as being more geometric. I wanted to create a pallet that was cool in the face of the heat we had this summer.
Saying Too Little was also an artwork that was relatively easy to finish. It was an old, red painting of mine that I never managed to complete. I typically use canvases that I find in the trash, especially from my art school days being a resident assistant. However, this canvas I had claimed for my own before I actually finished it.