So I've been shopping thrift stores lately looking for old mountainous landscape paintings with interesting frames. I bring them back to the studio and paint over them, sometimes letting the original print come through and sometimes completely covering it.
Pirating these old thrift store finds is therapeutic for me in a couple of ways;
1. Im really into the idea of building upon another man's work and wrestling out how to create something within the preexisting work yet maintaining a sense of synonymity. It feels communal and integrated into a larger story/rich in history.
2. The paintings are really just large and small scale drawings, most of which are done with vine charcoal. This has been an excellent way for me to refine, dust off, and strengthen my drawing abilities again--it seems that time has atrophied that part of my brain that understands perspective.
3. And lastly, they remind me of Montana and our experiences there these past 8 years (which I completely enjoyed).
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