Cypress Reflections – the Art

There is much merit in the building of layers with thinned paint. One can act as an architect of form, fast-forwarding to the plans for final highlights even as one is only roughly sketching in the foundation. This painting, as well as its brothers in the series, was not that sort of effort. It suited me to work thickly with a knife to replicate the murkiness of life in the swamp, all the while using a delicate and colorful palette. As an artist, I feel compelled to uphold such dichotomy.