Terrapin Station - Abstract

I tried to do some Greatful Dead tribute paintings in 2023 . I enjoy making simple shapes look trippy or make a simples shape become complicated and detailed in colors.

I saw Bob Ross use his paint brush in a tapping tequniqe a lot to apply paint onto the canvas. It took a lot of his episopes for me to realize that he is not randomly taping the shapes of trees and plants? he is very cordinating as he shapes his images. simple tecniqe to slowly develope an image. Anyway, this is how it turned out after i was looking at the album cover with the turtles. 

This painting took a lot of hours and sessions of laying color. I see looks of fun images that took shape unintentionally as a Just kept tapping away at it in between working on other paintings also.

I have always formed strong life long relationships with friends over my 41 years that have enourmos love and passion for this band its music message and culture. The image or thought or song of the Greatful Dead immedialtly shows my brain images of friends that i associtate in that feeling.

14"x11" canvas with acrylic paint