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"Evolution", 70x100cm, 2020, oil on canvas on panel, private collection |
Eve plucked the apple after Satan talked her into doing so. Easily she persuaded her Adam to too take a bite, and both ended up losing paradise.
People who ruin the world for everyone rarely lack the courage to be a daredevil. But how would the story have evolved had Eve possessed the insight and wisdom to see through the trap of naiveté?
Evil is in essence not too hard to beat. Fools, on the other hand (and who does not come to this world a fool?), often express all the ambition, conviction, courage, persistence, stubbornness, blindness and heroism a human can possibly possess, making them much harder to beat than the devil himself.
Wasted virtue is a grave sin. This is the tragedy of being human.
I do hope everyone will take this "Eve" as an role-model rather than her Biblical counterpart.
This painting was originally concieved and painted in 2014, after which it would be revised two times.
A piece of canvas was glued to a wood panel, and coated with a traditional chalk gesso, tinted with Indian red. The underpainting was done in burnt umber.
Next, a piambura was applied to map out the light and dark areas.
Next, the painting was finished. I wasn't happy with the original result however and re-did certain parts in
2015, but still felt something was off, though I could not put my finger
on it. In 2020 I made a final adjustment that brought foreground, midfield and background finally together. Retouches revolved mainly around giving the tree trunk the proper tonal value, and making the sky around the snake a touch brighter.
