#1058.
I used a silver gouache over a smear of white in this Long Series painting, and I like the veil like quality it created. I’ve been using images from a book about the circus, and there is an almost tragic quality to the photos. The circus is the old days really did seem like a place people ran away to.
I find the interplay of the images (and words) you are using, combined with the paint-work, very rich. I definitely agree about the circus images being tragic…there is an unsettling mix of manic joy with a kind of human despair that is delightfully disturbing.
I really like the faces.
Thanks I find the add a layer of mystery.