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I am sitting here in the
small kitchen of my cottage looking at this model, pondering what compelled me
to construct it. I continue to gaze at it and then I begin to contemplate the
light as it falls across the varied geometric planes. It is mesmerizing and I
am filled with a sense of being centered and at peace. 
I have stood outside and
drawn the actual house as it stands in reality many times. I am usually
swatting flies, battling wind, and seeking shade. Yet it was not until I built
his model that I felt I truly began to “know” this house. I now know the true actual shape of
each plane because I have held each separate piece in my hand.
Even though perceptually
these shapes are always changing depending on the angle of my gaze, there is
something about the knowledge of each true shape that allows me to abstract
more freely.
There is nothing immediate
about my painting process and I am not interested with capturing some fleeting
impression. I am more interested in searching for what endures in spite of
change. Yet I value direct observation and working from life. I can now sit and observe shadow
patterns and explore shape relationships on the model that I could never see
before, because they were always obscured by trees and foliage. I could never find a vantage point where I could observe the whole, I was always studying the parts.
If you happen to be on Cape Cod, my model will be at my show opening Saturday, August 1, reception 6-8 at the Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA. The show will be up for a couple of weeks so please stop by.
"Being Still" 36 x 36, oil on panel
