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Size: 30x48x1.5
Medium: Oils
Dated: 9/18/2011
A funny thing happened on the way to this painting. After the last two auction sales two people contacted me to see whether I had any more like the last two paintings. I didn't. They asked whether I could paint something similar. I explained that never works out very well with abstract art. I WISH it were not so and am very appreciative of the interest. But since it doesn't allow the new painting its own evolution, a struggle develops between what the buyer wants and the direction the painting is naturally taking.
Of course I found myself attempting it anyway, as usual. And as usual, it was not working out. The painting was a long challenge and in the end it turned out quite different from Harbor, its model.
Although I liked it ultimately, my guess is that the potential buyer won't. We'll see. And oddly, 30x48 to be a popular size in spite of the outrageous shipping charges.
