And That Fresh Blood
A recent painting from my "See Right Through Me" series which depicts my various mind states.
"And That Fresh Blood"
16" x 20"
Oil on Board
Creek Village Painting
"Italwas" 48" x 60" 2009 I painted this image of a Creek Indian Village as a commission for a collector. He lived on a hill above a bend in a creek where a Creek Village reportedly existed long ago, and he wanted a historically accurate representation of what the village might have looked like from his house. His home is near Talladega, Alabama. I did months of research. With the help of the now late Miriam Fowler who worked at the Birmingham Museum of Art, I pulled together the image with references to the customs, culture, and village layout. I also used as a reference "Bartram's Travels" written by William Bartram, a detailed description of encounters with Native Americans in 1791. It is one of the very few bits of info about the lives of the Creeks back then. (As noted in Wikipedia, the original title to Bartram's book is: Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive...
I am intrigued by your "See Right Though Me"series, and astounded by how vivid these paintings are. But I'm a little afraid to ask what "mind state" you are depicting here.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I would be afraid if I were you. (Not really.) This piece is about anger. But instead of a figure in the middle of a wrathful fit, I depicted how I like anger to end up. The job's done, everything has been cleaned up, and the figure has a look that says, "Might not want to mess with me." Each piece has a story, and I'm writing a book about them now.
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