I don't usually paint over my finished paintings, but I made an exception for this piece. I really hated what was underneath, so I sanded it down and gessoed over the whole thing. I was thick and random with the gesso and it turned into a very fun texture still visible under the finished piece.
I ended up liking this piece so much that I decided it should hang in our living room....at least...
If you're in Santa Barbara for this weeks First Thursday celebrations come visit me at the Divine Inspiration Gallery. I'll be there all night, with some new work, and I'd love to talk to you!
We got home late last night from our Denver trip. Little breaks like that always make me so excited to get back to painting. Hopefully I'll paint some great stuff this week!
I stumbled across this view while I was at Trader Joe's the other day. I love when the setting sun makes even mundane street corners suddenly luminous.
