This was the first piece I worked on after the recent election (see previous blog post Art After 11.8.16). The name is taken from a line in Nick Cave's song, The Rings of Saturn. It began much darker than I anticipated but even though it was executed as Trump announced one horrible choice after another to fill cabinet positions, my daughter's anxiety over waiting for news regarding her application to her first choice of colleges was front and center in our house. The line from the song, "This is the moment/this is exactly what she was born to be/this is what she is/this is what she does," kept playing over and over again in my head. I was so optimistic about her future whether the top choice worked out or not.
This work includes a piece of music that uses the painting's composition as its score (See my SoundCloud Page for the song and specifics on its creation). I finished both of these right before heading out of town for the holidays. I am very excited about this piece but felt like I needed a response that was more obviously optimistic. In a 13 hour studio marathon on Wednesday, I painted I Know Things Will Be Better (24" x 24" acrylic on panel) using the same colors though heavily tinted with unbleached titanium white. The results have an Easter basket feel but I don't mind. And yes, my daughter was accepted to Cornell!
This work includes a piece of music that uses the painting's composition as its score (See my SoundCloud Page for the song and specifics on its creation). I finished both of these right before heading out of town for the holidays. I am very excited about this piece but felt like I needed a response that was more obviously optimistic. In a 13 hour studio marathon on Wednesday, I painted I Know Things Will Be Better (24" x 24" acrylic on panel) using the same colors though heavily tinted with unbleached titanium white. The results have an Easter basket feel but I don't mind. And yes, my daughter was accepted to Cornell!
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