I finished Little Thoughts (above) and Always Caught in the Undertow (below) last night. I find it interesting how different the mood of these two works are. Little Thoughts is very lucid and present in comparison to Always Caught in the Undertow's water logged state of consciousness.
It seems even more odd to me; when I consider the fact that they were both created simultaneously. It's said that paintings reflect the artist's mood at the time. I have no idea what to make of it if that's the case considering that these two works despite similar palettes are so different.
Little Thoughts was titled based on the fact that the skater waiting to cross the street is either double checking that his wallet is still there or skipping to the next song on his iPod while waiting for the light. I suspect that it's skipping to the next song. I know that it is very common for me to skip songs while waiting at lights when I'm riding and the back pockets work the best - at least before I purchased an iPod Touch. Life seems to be filled with an endless supply of little thoughts that can sometimes influence our lives more than we think.
After finishing work on the others I bounced back to the Chinese market piece. I haven't thought of a good title for this painting yet. I have noted that there is a great deal more underpainting required for the night works. It's really coming together nicely. I'm glad that I caught more vignettes of city life during my last trip to San Francisco. My focus has usually been on buildings and the movement of people on the sidewalks, excluding the interactions at market stalls and restaurants. Maybe that's the change within my work I've been craving. Simply a change of focus to capture the energy of the city in a different way. I'm convinced that I will never be satisfied with whatever the current body of work on my easel is and will always endlessly strive to produce the next "big thing" never knowing what that could actually entail.
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