Hideout
18 June 2026
Acrylic on canvas
20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
I don't have any progress shots, but this sat at least a month with the predominant green stripes. I'd recently seen one of many forests by Max Ernst. He's made several - dozens across four decades. I saw The Forest (1923) in Philly and more recently Age of Forests (1926) in Buffalo. I think that was in the back of my mind when I laid down the green. Along the way, I saw a little bird emerge and realized he was using the things in front (they can be whatever you see) to hide behind. So, that was the end of the painting. It kind of manifested itself thought several layers. Hideout has no 'secret' meaning, it just seemed appropriate, and I do like one-word titles.
This is the frame currently holding Hideout - I made it with Radiata or Monterey pine.
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