New Direction

As I said in my last post, my latest attempt is to take the Sticks & Stones series into a looser, more ethereal direction, similar to my recent botanical explorations. Sticks & Stones #39 does that, although I am not sure this is a better way to go or not. There is a flatness that I am not completely happy with. It seems to me it needs more contrast. Also, because the composition evolved (unlike all other Sticks paintings which are figured out prior to painting), the balance is a bit off. But for all it's worth, here it is.

Sticks & Stones #39, 2008, 30" x 15", acrylic on canvas