i'm having a little break for painting at the moment. i want (and will continue) to paint all the time, but expectation of myself is making things feel very forced and contrived. i get feed back from people and then aimed to please them again with the next thing, but it works as a network with all the different people who say things. it's people pleasing at it's worst for me. painting by committee, when the people on the committee don't even know what language you speak.
i am going to have a break from painting in the sense of doing anything specific or goal-orientated. i want to make some paintings where i regress and deconstruct my imagery. make more reactionary work. i also want to paint some classical(ish) nudes. and i want to take some time thinking of a new project to focus on now that i've completed the seagull project.
