Home means different things to different people. I aimed to incorporate what I learned about home, from asking my wife, my dad, and my brother in law’s wife what home means to them, in this painting. My wife told me about the ocean and growing up in California. My dad showed me pictures of his childhood home set amongst mountains with a cow in the yard. My brother in law’s wife talked about home taking place in her brain.
I aimed to make space for ideas of home from others and translate their verbal statements into one visual representation. I applied the paint thickly and with little blending to emphasize an approach to painting reminiscent of an uninhibited child playing with crayons in their home, to bring the meaning of home into my application of the paint.
I aimed to make space for ideas of home from others and translate their verbal statements into one visual representation. I applied the paint thickly and with little blending to emphasize an approach to painting reminiscent of an uninhibited child playing with crayons in their home, to bring the meaning of home into my application of the paint.