Chess

Chessboard (in progress), acrylic, 24x36, 2012

sketch for chessboard, pencil, 6x9, 2011

Board games seem to be a big part of the lives of people around me.  I enjoy playing a board game now and then.  Those near and dear to me play more often than I choose to play.  I think the forms of chess pieces are interesting and the distorted grid has intrigued me for some time.  Lots of metaphorical possibilities with this one, I will think on that more as I continue to work on it.  I think the sky is too dark, but I like the purple/yellow grid.  

I fell away from blogging in 2011.  I think I was questioning if it is worth the time, and even questioning if painting is really how I should be spending my time.  I'm hoping to post weekly in 2012.