Shrine Painting 4

$100 [+shipping] : Oil on panel : 8 x 8 inches :

Sometimes paintings fit together like a puzzle and other times they fit together like a soup.  When they are like a soup everything gets worked on simultaneously and any change to one part requires changes to the whole and all of the other parts in equal measure.  When it is like a puzzle each piece or section has its own rules and eventually solving the problems of each section brings resolution to the whole. In the case of this painting I realized towards the end that it was a puzzle painting.  Some of the sections were complete on the first sitting but others required a few more layers to satisfy their needs.  Its the first time I realized so clearly this process occurring and was really quite surprised that some sections matured instantly while others weren't on par with the first sections until they got much more attention.  It was an interesting way to work and one that I will consider more deliberately in future paintings.