In the studio 10/18/15

In the studio 10/18/15

It took awhile for Parade to get going. The ground is nonabsorbent and I fought it during the first several sessions. I still don’t like it but it’s starting to cook with gas now. Another thing that is challenging is the scale of the figures. They’re at that in-between scale; too small for full treatment, but too large for simplifications that are effective at smaller scales. Parade is 42″ x 56.”

The unfinished 'Parade' on the easel
The unfinished ‘Parade’ on the easel

Parade is a street scene in New York,

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