September 8th, 2012
Oil on Canvas, 12 x 24 in
Essex Greenbelt, Essex MA
(sold)

I was frustrated with this the entire day, and the day changed so often (weather / skywise) that I re-painted it several times over. I thought I’d try using a brush for a change, be as precise as I could – and I was frustrated for a long time that it didn’t look like what I imagined I was doing. Then came a dramatic change to the sky and I returned to my knife and pulled it together. I realized my frustration with this painting was like a person struggling to use his best English, and being mystified as to why his English wasn’t communicating effectively, and then eventually realizing this was because he actually doesn’t speak english at all, but French.