(A small and large painting framed, wrapped and ready to go!)
It turns out size matters …
I can do big
Big excites me
Big is a challenge to be enjoyed
Something to build up to and explore
Big is fun
Big is an experience
Big demands your attention
And I get thrilling intimate pleasure from a small size
But that in-between size is just not doing it for me
Something about scale and intent …
Big and I have to really open up and out, spread out my intention, really use my legs and arms and eyes to move across the scale …
Small and I can use my imagination and dive into the space and discover interesting moments
Pleasurable details
Find delicacy and finesse
Small is an invitation to come in and savour exquisite moments in time
Small is beautiful
But that inbetweeny size seems less exciting
Too predictable perhaps?
Or perhaps just too habitual, too normal, too everyday …
Too much what we are used to seeing …
The trouble is most people want medium, people understand medium
People seem to have a problem with housing big, goodness knows why!
Big makes a statement
Creates a sensation
Big has wow factor
Small is interesting, an invitation to envision and contemplate a private space …
Small is a meditation …
However I am going to really have to get to grips with medium to get this show on the road!
(The crazy things that occur to me when struggling with a medium size painting!)