

I have had this still-life in mind since April. I am only too happy to return to this kind of painting after the strangeness of the Cinecitta work. The "volcanic tree" is going quite a bit faster, but is also about 1/64 the size of the still-life, which is also incrementally scaled down. Both paintings are in need of some adjustments, as I -and you- can already tell. I have only lost a few hours sleep over them already.
I think it is easier for me to imagine "stuff" now. Rather, I am more comfortable with imagination and it's role in my work. I have always thought to myself that invention, based on a comprehensive knowledge of how visuality works, is a higher order of painting; to both observe something, and elaborate on it, making it better than reality.
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