A few years back, 2002 I think, a long lost friend saw my recent paintings and said, "why are you building walls"? I defended myself: "No, I am not building them, my plans are to tear them down- but you have to get really close first". Then recently I had a good chuckle with friends visiting from MA about the fact the the name of the town I live in in Mallorca is MURO, which translates to
stone wall. Ok, Ok I get the message! I had only put stone walls in a few pieces back then, but now, understandably, the image has returned. You'll see.
Taking a luxurious walk around Muro village I spotted a few more texture combinations. What attracts me to these images is the compartmentalization like the "rooms" of the torn down which I have posted a few times already. In addition, particularly in the stone wall ones, how what man does with materials will, eventually and inevitably return to it's natural form.
This metal door above is so good, I'm not certain I should even try to paint it. It just is. What can I do to improve it? I think this is why I so often chosoe to work more abstractly, my realistic work always leaves me wanting.
