This painting has power. This painting came out of a failure.
I had planned it differently, but at some point in the middle of the process I realized that the scenery on the canvas was somehow a step too far. There was something missing, namely the way there.
After laboriously scraping the layer of paint off the canvas, I took my time dealing with the feelings that arose. There was impatience, dissatisfaction and anger. Quickly something in me wanted to make this "mistake" forgotten, with a new painting.
And that's exactly why I took my time. I was looking for the message in this dilemma:
root (verb), rooting, taking root. The new painting itself was the answer.
I have written a BLOG ARTICLE about this painting. Click on the link to read it.
