Since moving to Oaxaca last year, it's been my ambition to begin painting again. I'd actually taken a degree in painting some 29 years ago, so the will to sling paint around has a precedent in my life.
I've painted in fits and starts for the past six years, and it's been both gratifying and frustrating. The process of creating color images with paint is so thrilling, but of course difficult as I have yet to master the tools and techniques.
In any case, I've been at it for a few weeks here and tonight I'm posting some of the early results. As I continue, I will be marketing the new work via various web channels.
Once I have a decent inventory I'll begin a gallery search; I hope to find at least one west coast and one New York/east coast gallery to represent me (any hot gallery tips, please
zip me an email).
It will be a gradual process, as I'll court the muse on her own terms--and meanwhile I continue work on my next graphic novel,
El Vocho, which is of course a full time job in it's own right.
As I create more canvases and get my marketing figured out, I'll post more here about my budding painting career.
Images ©2008 Steve Lafler, all rights reserved.
