Evolution
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One painting expressed the urgent need for cleaning inside stuff out, and other two were dream spaces with water issues. These two were some of the hardest paintings I have ever done. I had hit the wall, where a body of work has played itself out after so many years. I didn’t want to, couldn’t possibly paint another bird or fish this way. I wanted the real thing. I was done.
Now, how to paint a fish when it needs to be refrigerated all the time. How to paint a bird when they won’t sit still. And dream space, near impossible. I love these paintings now. I could barely look at them at the time, but in retrospect I can see the transition, and creative transition is an amazing process.
Above Left: The Desired Effect, © Alexandria Levin, 1997 – oil on canvas, 30x19"
Above Center: Midsummer Upstream © Alexandria Levin, 1997 – oil on canvas, 24x35"
Above Right: A Minor Flood in the Greenhouse Palace, © Alexandria Levin, 1997 – oil on canvas, 35x31"
