Progress Report on "Hands"

Meanderings:
I'm not quite ready to show you my next painting, but I do want to give you a progress report.

This new subject, humans relating to humans, has captured my imagination in an unexpected way. Like any new series an artist begins, you never quite know WHY you select a subject. In fact, most of the time we don't really care why--we just paint what fascinates us. I chose the humans theme because I've always been intrigued by human body language and by how sometimes the artist can dig into reality behind our self-imposed masks just by tuning in to our body language.

So I chose a larger canvas for the piece I'm doing now--a painting I've already entitled "Hands." Larger takes longer, right? Well, it surely does for a snail-paced painter like me. Today the painting is about two-thirds finished. It's almost reached the point where it calls the shots instead of me.

So why don't I post a WIP photo? Because it goes against my grain to serve food half-cooked. Meanwhile, I hope by the weekend that "Hands" will be finished and ready to post. As I always say, stay tuned...