Although I'm still obsessed with taking pictures of the tarpaulins in the markets and the dented, re-painted cars of San Miguel, I have a new distraction. One day as I went to clean off months of cumulative mess on the large glass tabletop in my painting studio, I was caught by the compositions formed by the smeared, dribbled paints, the pastel dust and general detritus, and took a few pictures. At home, on my computer, I noticed that the light slanting through the window cast shadows from the paint onto the table beneath. So I was off and running, putting another layer of glass on top, moving the compositions around on the table, adding writing and spilling water that also cast shadows.
A few
photos from this new series, "Palettable," will be part of a group show, "Fotolandia," at Generator Gallery in the Fabrica Aurora through the month of June. These images are kind of a test run for what I can feel is going to be another long, obsessive exploration. Whoopee!
