It's always a thrill to be asked to collaborate on a piece with an artist you revere. Dan Zobel recently made a piece for me with only one instruction - "Make it narrative!". I'm on it.
I was stretched creating it with a challenge to burn in the negative space to create positive forms. The grain guided me strongly. Painting the freefalling figures tumbling into the whirlpool inside Dans form was difficult. I had to extend the handle of my burning pens and spend many hours with a brush with just a few hairs. Its good to push yourself, right?
So here is the result. I've been calling it
