I started this painting angry and finished it calm.

I started this painting angry and finished it calm.

The terracotta at the bottom is frustration. You can see it in the brushstrokes, short and aggressive, the paint applied with more force than technique.

The indigo in the middle is the turn. Where the painting stopped being about what I was feeling and started being about what the canvas needed. That transition is where art happens. When you stop imposing and start listening.

The gold at the top arrived on day three when I stopped trying to finish and let it finish itself.

Acrylic and oil on canvas. 6 x 5 feet. This is the largest piece I have made and the one that taught me that the painting knows what it wants to be before I do.

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Stgeorge Hassan @hassanstgeorge5316

wow this really hit me. the way you described the transition from forcing it to letting it guide you... thats exactly how i feel when im writing music but i could never put it into words like that. the gold at the top after three days of just letting it be? chills. also 6x5 feet is massive, my arm hurts just thinking about that. do you usually work that big or was this a one-off?
9 days ago

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