In my early days as a painter I used to look at artists like Roualt and Auerbach and wonder why their paintings were so crusty and built up with thick coagulated layers of paint. I use to think it was just an affectation to create a recognisable style. Now I know it was a sustained search to find the forms and colours from a less obvious route. That is why I am always suspicious of the immediate solution, and it shows in the painting. The lower left side has been worked over. It is now closer to what I wanted and I like the simplified blocks that are emerging. Hopefully just another session will see the painting finished.
The road to Scotland. Day 9