The original piece...Headless...just wasn't doing it for me and it hadn't been from the the moment I "finished" it last time. it was the third (or so) in a series and it just didn't have the impact of the others. The imagery wasn't as strong...the colors didn't shine as well as the other pieces...and the meaning was just forced. I didn't buy into it.
However, I also knew that the surface, clay-board, had a great texture, the original purpose for buying the surface...I didn't simply want to paint over the thing and destroy the only part of the piece that i thought really set it apart from my normal work.
So what to do? I didn't like the imagery, but painting over it would neutralize the surface...
To the sink it went with a little hesitation behind my hand...I wasn't sure what exactly would happen to the image or the surface when introducing cleaning products...but a little scraping, some selective washing and a few hours of thought and work later, the results were better than I ever imagined...
Five Arms and a Boot.
14x11"
Acrylic, Charcoal, Ink and Pastel on Clay-board.
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