Large Format
by carolynholm
Dear Mia,
I hope you are not going to make a big mess with my painting stuff.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
I’m an artist. I don’t make a mess. I create art.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
I’d better not find any of that art spattered on my rugs.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
Don’t worry, I’m not working on your rugs. I’ll work in the kitchen. But I’ll need some bright colored paints. I’m very interested in large color fields.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
Do you even know what a color field is?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
I think it’s something like a meadow, but with lots of color.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
That’s an interesting interpretation. Where are you getting your information?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
I’ve been reading your mail.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
You’ve been reading my mail???
Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
Yes, the mail from SFMOMA. I’ll also need some big canvases. I’m planning to work in a very large format.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
I have to say, that sounds alarming. How large?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
Maybe six feet tall. Maybe bigger! I’m inspired by Ellsworth Kelly. His really big pieces with bright colors. Like Red on Red.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
That explains a lot. I see where you got your color field idea. But I think maybe we need to scale this down a bit. Ellsworth Kelly’s paintings are about as tall as he was, so maybe you could make paintings that are as tall as you are!
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
Less than a foot high?
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
Yes! Doesn’t that sound wonderful?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
Why is it artists have to work with people who don’t appreciate their aspirations?
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
I love your aspirations, honey. As long as they can fit on my kitchen table.
Love, Carolyn
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