Last night I attempted to take on my current journal, which I haven’t worked on in months before last week. My latest pages consist of drawings, found items and photos I took during Ryan’s and my trip to Portland for New Year’s Eve. I put on a Basquiat documentary that was in my Netflix queue, but instead of being the background movie, it became a catalyst for me to paint again.
I’d found a big hardcover book called Native Nations a couple of years ago at a garage sale in my neighborhood before my house got foreclosed. It’s a black and white photo book that features tribes and indigenous cultures around the world over the history of photographic portraiture. It became my reference material, and while painting, when the Basquiat doc ended, I put on another documentary called Art & Copy, about the world of advertising, which was very interesting and compelling. Anywho, here is what came out after 3 and a half hours –
I’ll probably sell ‘em, since I can barely keep up with my bills. If you’re interested, hit me up!
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