Here’s some recent work. This unfinished painting–‘Man and Woman in a Room’-has already undergone several changes. Originally you could see the open door on the left. Then I took out the door. Then I put it back, as you can see here (I think).
On the easel 2/9/2014
Initially the wall behind the girl was blank. Then I added the ‘drawing’ that you see. The ‘drawing’ is a doodle. I am a champion doodler. Many friends have urged me to abandon my drawing-based style in favor of doodling. Some find the effortless doodling more appealing than my normal style, which they call too ambitious, or say I try too hard.
It’s true that some of my paintings are filled with effort, but the problems I set (and difficulties I encounter) are what grabs and holds. Without that, what’s the point?