I think this is done. I was able to increase the saturation of color. It just took some layering. I am getting pretty tight with these paintings. I will probably proceed along these lines for awhile and then get more gestural when I have the literal out of my system.
So, what was the Eureka! moment? I often lie in bed and imagine how different ideas will look and then fall asleep. Often, the in the first waking moments, ideas pop into my head. The subconscious works on the problems and comes up with solutions. I have been trying to resolve a composition of multiple heads and hands, what size paper, what shape paper, etc. I like to just start drawing because of the spontaneity of the line and image but it is hard to control the composition when I work this way. It came to me that I could draw the images on tissue paper and then move them around until I found the most appealing composition and then collage them onto the paper. I am very excited about this idea. I want to use a color other than black, and using a stick with ink will probably be too rough on delicate tissue paper, so I think my Lizard's Lick #4 dipped in acrylic ink will do the trick. I'm looking forward to trying this idea out this afternoon. Stay tuned.........
