Francis Bacon Studio, and I thought I made a mess!

blue women

The large panel on the right is now installed in the studio window. It is reverse oil on glass with gold and other metal leaf. This was started in 1996, last worked on in 2000, i am going to finish it. There was an underlying myth, now forgotten, along with a reference to walking on water. What will it look like finished?

PthaloBlue: when we lived on the river

oil and metal leaf on canvas. 48x54" (approx)
copyright 2007
debbie clarke
gloucester ma

the painting was finished mid-stride.
one moment the brush was loaded with red
the next moment the brush stopped
at the halfway point
between
it
and
me
the painting sounded
stop

today i noticed the dried red brush stuck to it's puddle of paint.
this painting is finished.
it can now leave my studio.
it only needs a wall
somewhere.

music during the painting cycle: Euphoria "lost on a river"