{"id":13,"date":"2010-03-31T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sunnymarlene.com\/?p=13"},"modified":"2010-03-31T16:07:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T22:07:00","slug":"new-work-heart-angel-lantern-vine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marleneyuzak.com\/?p=13","title":{"rendered":"New Work: Heart Angel Lantern Vine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Heart Angel Lantern Vine<\/span><\/div>\n
Acrylic, mixed media on canvas<\/span><\/div>\n

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120 x 60 cm<\/span><\/div>\n
Marlene Yuzak<\/span><\/div>\n
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Once in awhile, not often, I work on a piece for a long time, trying to bring it to life. Recently, I worked on a painting for three weeks before a friend patted me on the back and said maybe I should let it go. I don’t like to leave work unfinished and almost never do. The main image I liked, but other aspects were giving me trouble. I threw so much acrylic paint at it that the canvas tightened up and the stretcher warped. Sadly, I admitted that the patient was dead and could not be revived. <\/span><\/div>\n
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The next painting \u2014 which you see above \u2014 I did in a few hours, using all the elements I liked from the previous one. Art is like that. When you go the wrong direction, it is a struggle. When you are on the right track, it is easy. I think this what Krishnamurti means when he says it is effort that defeats us. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Heart Angel Lantern Vine Acrylic, mixed media on canvas 120 x 60 cm Marlene Yuzak Once in awhile, not often, I work on a piece for a long time, trying to bring it to life. Recently, I worked on a painting for three weeks before a friend patted me on the back and said maybe … <\/p>\n

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