Finished painting Rift at 2:50 pm this afternoon. Thanks again to everyone that assisted with the creation, and a heartfelt thanks to the Honolulu Museum and Spalding House for a fabulous opportunity.This experience made me realize I enjoy art on this scale: I want to do a follow up mural and have already begun sketching "Tree of Life." But finding a patron, or an organization to support this objective will be daunting even though there is no immediate shortage of unadorned (or poorly decorated) wall space here in Honolulu.
I was told by one of the docents today that there is nothing really after Orvis, in terms of a comparable event here in Hawaii. I heard, in speaking with local "important" figures in visual art here in Hawaii, that to become successful, your accomplishments will need to be recognized elsewhere. How tragic!But (putting pessimism aside) I am going to use Rift as a calling card, and drop them wherever I find a commercial space with a barren 24' high wall, preferably on a frequented pedestrian route. I believe I have a "winning" formula corporations will find irresistible: serious enquiries only to learn more.
As to Rift it will be removed and placed on long term loan to Pali Momi Medical Center for display in their atrium unless a buyer intervenes. Many have remarked the artwork has a soothing quality: what could be a better place than a hospital.But for the next couple of weeks, I am going to return to finishing off "Pull Inside," the second of the three surfer paintings of which "Cut Back" is the first. Updates to follow.
