"Transfigured," 2008, oil and iridescence leaf on linen, 28"x48"

The recent work has often required a full measure of patience along with a willingness to allow radical change. Begun in 2004, by early 2008 this was another dark canvas that had seen three different studios. Maybe clear fall sun streaming through the skylights inspired a different potential. After nearly four years, it took just days to cover most of the darkest marks in the painting with a thin layer of the best iridescent blue.

Randall Stoltzfus will be represented at the 2008 Affordable Art Fair in New York City from June 12 through June 15 by Migration Gallery.

This new painting will be there:

There is more about what will be at the booth on Migration’s blog.

"The Pollard," 2008, oil on linen, 48"x60"

This painting was finished in early March. The changes in the week or two right before that point were pretty dramatic. It had been a dark painting for months. The inspiration right at the end came from a very beat up street tree that I walk by every morning between the house and the subway. Then just piles of white paint and the lights came on.