Is Painting Dead?

I was listening to the most recent Pharmakast last night. One of the participants -- I think it was Vonn Sumner -- said that painting is dead, but it doesn't really matter, because painting is alive for him. Most people couldn't care less about art. They don't go to galleries, they don't go to museums, and they wouldn't pay $20 for a painting on eBay. Painting isn't relevant to most people's lives. And yet painting is relevant to me. Painting is what gets me up in the morning, and I can't imagine a life without it. Does it matter that it's not relevant to 99.9% of the population? Perhaps only when it comes to sales! It would be nice to have a larger audience for art, and not to have to store so much of it.

Another Landscape

Here's a new painting -- another one that has a landscape look to it. 36" x 36", latex on canvas.

Latex Diptych

This is a new diptych done with the Oops! house paints. Each panel is 24" x 24", latex on canvas. I'm getting ready for my show at Translations Gallery in May.

Latex Landscape

I thought this painting turned out sort of nice. It has a landscape feel to it. It's latex on canvas, 24" x 30". I misted it with water while it was still wet.

Humidity Control

The humidity here has been hovering around 9-10% for the past three days. When it's that dry, my paintings dry too fast, and they crack. I had just finished six new paintings when the humidity dropped, and I didn't want to lose them. So I draped the drying rack with wet canvas, and plugged in my small drugstore humidifier. It's working surprisingly well! I haven't lost one painting yet, with only one day left to go. We're supposed to get rain tomorrow and through the weekend, and then they should be OK.