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November 26, 2003
first marks
The first marks are always hard. The panel is pristine. It’s been primed and stares, blank white – make a mark if you dare, at me. The first marks are either too bold or too hesitant. I have to wait for the painting to gather some momentum, to gain some history. It’s tricky. Will it work? What does it need? What shall I do? Shall I do this – with this; or that – with that?
What ever happens in these early stages often gets covered up later. As the painting progresses this becomes its history. It gradually leaves me and gets a life of its own. Until the final marks are dictated by the painting.
Posted by john at November 26, 2003 09:22 PM
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