"The Meadow" Signed PrintA meadow can be a thing of beauty or a place of terror. Or both. A woman sits in solitude, surrounded by flowers, but senses that something is not right. Something awaits. In the darkness, in the meadow.

This is a portrait of Johnny Cash

the state of not knowing how you really feel about something

I laid it down thickly

Pablo Picasso

A third of the way through the process

as if you were some other person

For this piece

I tried to capture the feeling of grief by using thick texture and deep black around the central weeping figure

where multiple small glazes are used to slowly build up richness and texture

which forces you to sift through clues hidden in your behavior

The final step involves painting finishing details

I began with texture paste