Patrick O'Donnell

So old, it’s new.. or sumthin like that! … when I’m outta money( not to mention canvas etc.) it’s time to check and see if I really did “ finish” those old works or just get them to the “ just about” stage. Sometimes it can be a slippery slope. Boredom and misjudgment about one’s own artwork can lead to some serious F-ing up of pretty good work. You know, that old familiarity breeds contempt thing! Sometimes if I’m too close or if I’ve been looking at something for way to long I might tend to get pretty down on my own work and that’s when that handy 2”brush might come to ill use and in a few misguided strokes, wipe out something that ultimately, you wish you hadn’t!!! I’ve done that many times in the past and more than likely, I’ll do it again in the future . However, on the other hand… sometimes you need to put something away or in “ time out” for a good while to see that , no, you hadn’t quite finished the piece but now you can see it! How to take it to its logical conclusion or whatever! Anyhoo, bla bla bla, this 24x40” , oil and collage on veneer plywood has had several different permentations ( or iterations , maybe) over the years and now,I just hauled it upstairs and gave it a fresh( probably last) howdayadoo! Oaky doaky then…( ps. There is a 2nd side to this which I meant to show a picture of here but forgot!)

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