They're very interesting Barry, & I can see how your imagination took
that path, from the ones where the trowlings are apparent.
I'm not sure what it says about me that I liked the all blue one the
best....
I did enjoy your 'take' on it, too....
Doug
On 7-Dec-06, at 5:05 PM, Barry Alpert wrote:
> Thanks Stephen. I'm enjoying your interpretation. During my visits
> to his
> studio, I learned from Richard Siegman that he has to finish the
> application of paint with serrated trowels within 90 minutes or it
> will dry
> and he won't get the effects he desires. So I'm imagining him
> literally
> sprinting over to a distant part of the rather large surface he's
> working
> on, moving paint around with another trowel, achieving a more than
> satisfying result, and exclaiming "Gorgeous" to himself. He might
> also say
> the same word after he turns over the circular paintings he has cut
> out of
> the original rectangular board without looking at the application of
> paint
> (that is, by chance, cutting from the blank back surface). Some
> examples
> are visible at http://www.richardsiegman.com/paintings.html
> Barry
>
> Stephen Vincent wrote:
>
> "I drop trowel and sprint over to . . .
> Gorgeous!"
>
> I find that a wonderful opening, I mean, I took "Gorgeous" to be the
> real
> personification of "Gorgeous" (the goddess) who just happened to show
> up in
> the garden and, wow, what a literal rush!
>
>
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