Further focus on this

The areas I've circled I plan to rework with the background ultramarine mix I've been using.
Still think it's too busy. 

These strike me as archetype shapes/images coming from a primitive mind.  Almost a view into ancient efforts to sort out the entropy of early existence and awareness.  Discovery meets painter. 

Detail from work in progress

Working oil over the acrylic with some color adjustments and changes.

A little chaos in the painting room + detail of WIP

Portrait

Don't think I have posted this before.  Maybe two years old or so.  I actually might have painted over it.

Slowly evolving

Finding rhythm and balance can be difficult when you are on an exploration into new territory.  Making space for the shapes, which are really evolving by natural selection as maybe Darwin would say, is my current challenge and maybe preoccupation.  Trying to relax my focus is challenging too.  Can you tell that I was reading Dr. Seuss to two year old Clare over the past weekend?

Charcoal on paper

Delicate, purposeful moves ahead

Finding something here but slowly..........

Figure and detail

Detail from the current struggles

Another older charcoal portrait

Revisions

98% done with these, I think!

More progress

Acrylic on paper in progress

Charcoal portrait - old

24" x 18"
Charcoal and pastel on paper

Still adjusting; areas for revision

Day three.....one more??

Acrylic on canvas
24" x 18"

Two days in on this