3/16/15 – SANCTUARY -This is a 60″x50″ Belgian Linen canvas. Most often a painting is a long time in the making — and most of it is painted in my head months, or sometimes years, before it finds life on a canvas. A few years ago my traveling buddies, Jerry Walter and Rick Finney, and I were at the Martinez Hacienda early one beautiful fall morning. The Rio Pueblo was quiet – the scene was serene – another unforgettable moment. It was preserved in a photograph and for all this time quietly bouncing around in my head, popping up when I least expected it. Here is what I hope is the beginning of a really good painting (one never knows how things will turn out – hoping to be surprised!). This is a 60″x50″ canvas prepared with three coats of gesso toned with Payne’s Grey. I have blocked out the grid in ten inch squares so that I can put the sketch on with fairly accurate proportions. Stay tuned!
