bedazzled study

in a privater collection

sold through Edgewater Gallery

When working on paintings for a show, I often start with value studies in charcoal and pencil, and then sketch with oil on paper. If I’m happy with these smaller studies, I use a Raymar linen on board canvas.

This study is slightly different in composition to the final larger work.

“Still, what I want in my life
is to be willing
to be dazzled –
to cast aside the weight of facts

and maybe even
to float a little
above this difficult world.”

– Mary Oliver