Big Painting in Progress

Ready to see this Big Painting in Progress? I’m excited to share it with you. But, first, if you are new here,  check out this link for a full description of the focus of this painterly blog. Now, on to this week’s painting, yes?

Define Big

So this painting is 22×28 inches. For those of you who have seen or collected my paintings, you know I tend to paint smaller than that. Such as? I love long horizontal formats and square formats. So you will see lots of 6×12 inch, 4×8 inch and 6×6, 8×8, 10×10 and a few 12×12 inch paintings.

Of course big for me is nothing compared to what I saw recently when I visited The Bo Bartlett Center in Columbus, GA. During my short visit there, I saw several magnificent huge paintings by Bartlett including this one called “Hiroshima.”

But! The real reason for my visit a few weeks ago was to see Zoey Frank‘s work in progress. She’s working on a HUGE painting during a 7-week residency at the Bo Bartlett Center. And, she gave a lecture about the painting. Here’s a link with a photo of her next to the painting. Now that’s a big painting, eh?

Ah time to come back to the real world now. Here’s this week’s painting in progress

Nearly there

I am excited about this painting in progress. And, I’m also glad to be giving it time. With time, I am amazed at how much more I can see might work and what I can leave out.

How About You

What’s the latest in your world, gentle reader? Are you in the midst of a creative project that is taking time? If so, I would love it if you could share more in the comments below.