JJ Worden

Mixed Media Artist

Close Encounters

A scene from the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind

...of the Third Kind

What is Too Precious?

An abstract work-in-progress.

Recently I've been embarking on a deep dive into abstract expressionism — intuitive painting — slapping paint on the canvas. And in every piece I've created so far, I come to point where I suddenly realize I'm using a very small brush trying desperately to preserve sections I'm already in love with, already conceptualizing the end product, and in every single case, I am less than halfway finished.

New Paths . Neural Pathways.

Once all the work was safely packed and headed to the show Revising History I breathed a sigh of relief all the while thinking, "So. What's next?!?" Because the reality of Life as an Artist is we are only as good (or as bad) as our NEXT piece. Today's work. I hauled out the gelli plate because making a whack of prints is ALWAYS a Good Idea. Until it isn't.