I’m returning to an old Series actually … Toys as subject matter. The Magilla Gorilla Etching is part of a Print Exchange for the Lion’s Nest, I’m late finishing it; due to the fact I’m hand-coloring the prints. I brought out old Dr. Martin inks, which I haven’t used in years, they still have an electric vibrancy about them just as I remembered. This subject matter will also be my next painting. I really have missed working from direct observation. I’m no photo realist, in fact I really dislike that type of work to begin with. There is something honest by working with objects in front of you. Your eye can actually travel within the still life subject matter and go well beyond the flat surface of a photograph, which essentially is flat.
