Paintings, Drawings > Paintings, 2018

Beginning with this painting, I began adding fabrics to the set up and was very pleased with the result. It gives me the opportunity to have some fun with color and pattern and adds to the complexity of the painting.
Also, with this painting I began focusing even more on what to include and what to leave out in representing the setup. The setup has become just the starting point to create something really different and, hopefully, more exciting than what I'm looking at. There is no rule about what has to be included or represented at this point. I keep telling myself, "don't paint every tone."