Leda and The Swan - unfinished Painting

August 8, 2023 Dear Art Friends, Well, here is the 1st glimpse of my 3rd “Loves of The Gods” painting. I’m half thinking of calling it “Known gang of irritable Canada Geese heroically save Leda from an aggressive swan who claimed to be the god of thunder.” More a newspaper headline, than painting title, I guess. I thought I’d post this 1st image now because some amusing aspects in process are showing up that could entertain the layperson. Normally I start with the main, or central image, which is how I compose the piece, as well as block it in. But as I started the preliminary colour field painting, the darned paint kept dripping. This means that eventually the main section, if I work on it 1st, will have to be repainted, and one could lose the painterly spontaneity that is so lovely in a work this size. It's dripping because, a) the canvas is large, 48” X 48”, and I’m the only human in the mix, so I must reach across. (Dealing with gods is always a problem) and b) over the past several months I’ve developed a growing difficulty with my right bicep. According to YouTube doctors I have either bicep tendonitis (which I’m going with) or something called a ruptured bicep. Well, I can still move and use my arm, so it’s not really a problem except when doing housework (;-))) like none, okay?) or reaching across a 48” canvas with a brush full of loose paint.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:48 W x 48 H x 2 D in

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