Crazy Straws

Acrylic on canvas.

36x72x3"

This piece was created using a lot of pent up energy. It is a large piece and I felt totally free working on it. Dancing while painting.

Crazy Straws is a large original abstract painting in acrylic on canvas. On a pale, layered grey ground, a huge white spiral — built from looping, scribbled lines — dominates the right side, pulling the eye inward like a whirlpool of energy. To the left, bold vertical strokes in magenta and deep teal anchor the composition, with a wash of lime green in the upper left corner. Throughout, loose loops and gestures in teal, red, and lavender thread in and out, giving the piece its playful, "crazy straw" feeling — lines that bend, twist, and refuse to go straight.