This may look familiar to you. Above is a re-worked painting that I originally painted about 6 months ago but there were parts of it that I didn't like - to the point that it almost made me shudder when I looked at it. I loved the background but the shapes in the foreground looked like internal organs to me. Yuck!!!
Below is the original:
The picture of the re-done painting (at the top of this post) is actually brighter but it isn't coming across very well on the computer. I didn't change the background except to add a little bit of red to lead the viewer's eyes around. While I like the colors better in the new version and the loss of the body parts, I miss the strong sense of depth that the painting had because now it no longer has the strong value contrast that I originally created. It no longer looks like "Galactic Litter" to me. Now it looks like an underwater scene. Or maybe it's some of the litter that we've dumped in our oceans that's floating on top. What do you think? Do I need a new title? Also, I would love comments (positive or negative) on what I've done. If you like the original better, too bad! It's gone forever. : ) I can sleep better now knowing that I won't ever have to look at those internal organs again.
One of the things that I really like about abstract paintings is how everyone sees something different in them but once I saw those original shapes as internal organs, I couldn't see them as anything else.
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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