here is a portion of the original painting by enjah of botz painted somewhere in the mid to late 1970's in portland. soon i will take a photo of this scrumptious painting and post it in it's entirety. the pinks below, presently unseen, are delicious.
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Thank you for finding this painting, Botz; I did not remember it quite like this. At the time I painted it, I was not satisfied with it, because it did not match my vision. None of my paintings have ever matched the inspiring vision, though. I could see them in vivid light in my mind, and the paint could never live up to that.
Now it looks lovely to my eye. I am glad it survived long enough to meet with my approval!
oh, i am so glad you've gotten to this point and approval it doth so deserve. it is really quite graceful and interesting, somewhat mysterious in it's entirety, daring colour combinations yet somehow subtle as well. not an easy task.
it is always brave and adventurous to paint from internal visions, as compared from a live model or a photos. visions and reality have their own dance to work out.
it seems we can be our own worst critics at times. sometimes a painting can get better with time, with a shift in consciousness, like a soup that tastes better as the ingredients bring open the flavors...time can mature the artist's inner judge. then one can meet the painting as if for the first time. i feel honored to have this painting, enjah, in my presence. thank you so much.
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