The date is not always obvious, but this time it says right at the bottom: 2013. The strange thing is that this painting was based on a drawing I did while on a train ride probably back in 2010 or so. I found the drawing while cleaning out a drawer one day and thought it would make a decent painting. The painting recreates the original drawing almost exactly except for the colours which were created afterwards (the original drawing being pen on plain paper). The inspiration was the idea of moving- when I did this painting my apartment was up for sale and a move was imminent! In terms of style this is a classic doodleism technique- strong outlines visible and plenty of whimsical characters, broken skylines, and mind-numbing creativity.
22x15" cold press, Nov/Dec 2013
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