Big new painting!

A while back, I wrote a bio for artist Jenn Porreca's website. True to her massively generous nature, she insisted I come over and pick out a piece of artwork as a thank you. If you're not yet familiar with Jenn's work, you should be because she's totally self-taught, really talented, and super nice and smart. That must be why we get a long so well ;-)

Last night I stopped by her place (she just got married too, so she was in somewhat of a post wedding bliss/daze) to chat and check out the new work. Her latest paintings are by far her strongest (she's really mastering light). But I fell in love with the biggest canvas there, an old piece from years ago that apparently had been sitting in storage for a period of time.

I love it for a few reasons:
First off, it's really abstract and although unlike her new work, to me it shows the artistic depth of the process of creation, as you can see layer after layer of paint. The texture is amazing and I found myself literally petting the canvas to feel all the organic depth the piece has to offer.
Secondly, the colors are great. The warm reddish, which Jenn uses quite a bit, is inviting but the central cool aqua pops and provides a notable contrast.
Third, in the center of the canvas it's written in small cursive lettering, "Screw Monday, lets run away." Uhh, rad! That's pretty much what I say to myself every morning and night, regardless if it's Monday or not. It reminded me of my constant lamenting to Chris about wanting to "just run away." (so cliche, but I want to sometimes!)
Lastly, the canvas is friggin huge. And big things are always better, right?

Well, maybe until it won't fit in your car, it's drizzling outside (cus y'know, it's summer in SF) and you have to borrow surf straps to tie the thing onto the roof of your car. I love it that Jenn let me tie her massive canvas to my car and drive home in the drizzle! Anyways, it made it home safe and sound and now I really never want to leave my bedroom (even more than before). It reminds me of a studio space now, and that is simply peachy.