When painting a goat, one is aware of it's more sinister
connotations, but I'm not really thinking of that devil. I'm thinking of the old saying, the "Devil's in the details," which usually
refers to some small, missed, detail that can wreck an undertaking. In finishing a painting, I find myself more and more concerned about the detail that gets added, of
overworking. The unwanted added detail amounts to the same effect as the detail overlooked, failure, but my meaning is an inversion, a reminder to avoid the trap of detail. Distraction helps. Luckily, I've been either stretching or priming a canvas each day, so new paintings will join the cycle as these near completion.
Here are the two latest sessions, with the right showing the current state. More light has been built up over the face and arm, adding more solidity to the form. A little youthful roundness has left, the eyes are more tranquil with information added.
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