I recently completed this relatively large oil painting (3 feet by 4 feet) that explores quintessential human characteristics such as friendship, adventure, curiosity, exploration, separation, loss, sadness and ultimately, happiness. The title of the painting is "The Physical Impossibility of Sadness in the Mind of the Befriended". Take a minute to look more closely at the painting, and especially the central figure and the empty chair, in relation to all the action happening in the mini-paintings in the background.
The setting for this painting is a 1950's style kitchen with its blue vinyl furniture and lime green fridge, meant to invoke a feeling of past, happier times. The title itself is a riff off Damien Hirst's famous work 'The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of the Living".
This was one of the largest, longest painting projects I have done, taking almost 14+ full days of painting. Here is the step by step process:
The setting for this painting is a 1950's style kitchen with its blue vinyl furniture and lime green fridge, meant to invoke a feeling of past, happier times. The title itself is a riff off Damien Hirst's famous work 'The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of the Living".
This was one of the largest, longest painting projects I have done, taking almost 14+ full days of painting. Here is the step by step process:
And just to show an artists work is never done, here I am updating the painting even after its hanging in a show:
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