| At the Far End An explosion of irregular patters interlace to create a wild and busy mix of flat and deep space. Dramatic changing scale of repeated elements like clouds and waves creates a sense of depth that the occasionally flat color negates. Clouds, shadows, waves, mottled sand, and colorful prints have more visual important that the figures that become obscured by and lost in the multiple patterns. Everything seems haphazard and chaotic yet it is the far end of the beach, Everything happens there in plain view yet goes unnoticed. A camouflaged, coded secret culture that existed and flourished in plain view. The clear pop bottles help date the scene. The beach ball is my tribute to Charles Meere's fantastic Australain beach crowds painted in the 40's. Oh, David Hockney, I suppose you helped me paint the water. | |
