The bright stripes at the bottom of the composition were knocked back into with some background color. A little more refinement to the large portrait was made as well.
As a result of the irregular panel widths on the left side there is this slight gap that remains even after the 1" spacers were put into position.
A pine strip was ran through the table saw to match the gap, after which an aspen panel was ran through and then the two were wood glued and clamped together.
A little work here and there on this piece. Mostly roughing in the couch values and position.
I have been considering for some time incorporating handwriting into the work. Artists like Basquiat, Twombly and Dine have done this well amongst others. This notion came up in critique this past week with Victor and I began to ponder in the impact it may have on the work. As a warm-up to the concept I took two of my least favorite panels and attempted to jot down various phrases that were on my mind in a variety of media to see how it altered to work. Finding the correct media/technique to use for rendering the letters as well as not over thinking the words and phrases is something that may take practice and time if it is to be an effective element in this slowly developing body of work.
