This piece I did for myself over the Holidays. I'm not sure what it's about but it suggests to me the mystery of staring off into the Atlantic on a dark snowy night and you see glints of light or a suggestion of movement. I've posted both the original sketch and the finished painting because I'm interested in the relationship between the sketch and the finished piece. What should be left out of the sketch? What should be invented in the final painting? This is an example of a heavily worked sketch, I spent a few days on the sketch. Tomorrow I'll post a painting with a more minimal sketch to show the contrast.
