Finally final

Final version of Skypads 5. I have made an executive decision…

This photo more accurately represents what the painting really looks like than the previous photos which were just quick shots in natural daylight. The colors are more subtle here, not because I did anything to make them that way but because the lighting was set up under controlled conditions. Which, of course, takes a lot more time. So I save it for the final version. Before I went to all the trouble to set up this photo, I ran the previous “maybe final” version past my built-in art critic, Greg. Here’s how I remember our phone conversation–

ME: Did you see my latest blog?

G: What? Which one? I don’t think so.

ME: I thought you subscribed to it–don’t you get an email when I post?

G: No, no email.

(followed by a long pause while he subscribed to the blog and viewed the latest post)

ME: So, do you think this painting is done?

G: I don’t know, I haven’t seen the actual painting.

ME: Well, then is the virtual painting done?

G: I want to see the paint running.

ME: It IS running! Don’t you see all those runny lines?

G: Oh, yeah. The white spots make the background recede in perspective into the distance.

ME: Yes, they do.

G: Yeah, I think it’s done. You handle paint really well.

ME: No brushes were used in this painting. Does tipping a canvas around while the paint runs qualify as “paint handling”? (laughter)

G: YES.

ME: OK, then I think it’s done too.

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Now for some real news. Skypads 4 got accepted into the Box Factory MAAC (Michigan Annual Art Contest). Yay!