Today I’m introducing my newest oil painting in the “Absolute” series, “Absolute: Denial”. Like its predecessors, this is framed and painted on entirely reclaimed wood. This new piece pushes my normal use of chroma intensity a new height. I’m actually quite fond of the result. Scroll through for process slides, including the dresser from which the wood has come.
At just over 4 1/2″ wide, this is the smallest “Absolute” painting in existence. However, don’t let the small-scale fool you. “Absolute: Certainty” has so much to say. With exposed painterly edges and remnants of the pencil drawing underneath, this is the first painting in the series to harken back to its creation. To learn more, scroll beyond the image.
This Friday marks the opening of “The National Juried Show of Contemporary Trompe l’oeil” at the John F. Peto Studio Museum, Island Heights, NJ. It is a great pleasure to announce that I will have two “Absolute” paintings on display at the museum until the end of the year.
Daric Gill 