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The “10 Year Floor Canvas” spans a decade of visions, creations, and more than 10 bodies of work. Within its depths lie the tangible blood, sweat, and tears of this man beneath the paint. It is a deeply textured and layered history in its purest and most raw form. Encompassing hundreds of paintings that paradoxically unite to create one, it is nothing short of an intimate self portrait of myself, the Acrylic Alchemist.
I think this is one of my most special and valuable pieces. For 10 years, paint has dropped beneath my feet and this is the result. There is a piece of every single painting from over a decade in this one piece, essentially making it a collective portfolio of sorts. The energy is raw and palpable. The textures are insane and represent a three dimensional map of my life. I can still pinpoint certain paintings I was working on at certain times and stages of my life, from the bottom and the top, within this painting. Although I generally don't allow people to touch my paintings because of the damage caused by oils from the hands, this is a painting I insist that people touch. It will touch you.
This painting held another unexpected treasure when I rolled it out and discovered the handprints of my best friend and muse, Deanne Hastings, who tragically disappeared in 2015. It is suspected that she was murdered but there has been no closure. Those handprints, from the very last time she visited me, now hover above me and protect me in my studio as I work. It is a way for me to keep Deanne and her beautiful energy alive.
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