An endless source of fascination is how a simple brush stroke, or in the case of this work, both finger smudge and brush stroke can often magically create almost detailed figures - Their individual body language and even facial expressions appear in seconds, whereas other aspects of the work often have to be lovingly slaved over to create much finer detail. Either way it's all about creating the magic that makes the painting 'speak'.
When painting the great hall of light to offset the darkness that is the foreground of 'Exorcism', I needed to create a pinnacle to illustrate the godhead of the temple room - in seconds it was completed and afterwards (once digitised) as I zoomed into the golden (burning?) tree, I was amazed to discover a young figure hanging there - It's interesting, just like composing a song - things just come down to you (or maybe through you?)
CF