a painting a day
"There are lots of things to see, unwrapped gifts and free surprises. The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside from a generous hand. But -- and this is the point -- who gets excited by a mere penny? If you follow one arrow, if you crouch motionless on a bank to watch a tremulous ripple thrill on the water and are rewarded by the sight of a muskrat kit paddling from its den, will you count that sight a chip of copper only, and go your rueful way? It is dire poverty indeed when a man is so malnourished and fatigued that he won't stoop to pick up a penny. But if you cultivate a healthy poverty and simplicity, so that finding a penny will literally make your day, then, since the world is in fact planted in pennies, you have with your poverty bought a lifetime of days. It is that simple. What you see is what you get.”
Annie Dillard
A Painting a Day is a serial painting project grounded in the disciplined act of noticing. Each work begins with close attention to ordinary experience, and the subject matter can vary widely — from a PBJ sandwich to a lightning storm in Santa Fe to a sunbeam on a wall. Although the paintings function individually, they are conceived as parts of a larger, cumulative work: an extended inquiry into attention, observation, and the expressive possibilities of the everyday.
The paintings are sold at auction through eBay, which has proven to be an efficient, secure, and transparent system for collectors. Bidding begins at $99, and final prices have ranged from $100 to $4,000. The project has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, The Huffington Post, and many other publications.
Here's an interview with John Seed of The Huffington Post.
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some recent work
