I finished this piece yesterday and it may well be the last painting I finish this year and if that’s the case, I am happy with this piece having that designation. I always hope that paintings that end or start my years have something in them that makes them mark their time in a memorable fashion, that they will have something that will make them stand out. That being the case, I’ve titled this 16″ by 20″ canvas Omega Rise.
Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet and is often used to designate an end or a finish, which fits in with the idea of it being the last piece of 2011. But there is also an ominous, serious quality in the sky that portends that the omega may mean more than that. Perhaps this last little uphill rise is the final part of a journey but not necessarily in an end of life sort of way. Perhaps the dark blue of the rise signifies a past of some sort and the rise lifts the viewer out of that darkness and into the brightness of some new enlightenment. The tree seems to be near a cusp between the contrast of dark and light, close to the discovery of what is over this rise. There is definitely some sort of epiphany beyond it.
Please remember, I’m just thinking off the top of my head at 7 AM and in a few days, or even a few hours, I may see this in a completely different way. But I know there’s something in this piece that if it remains the omega painting for 2011, I will always remember it as that.
Redtree Times 