Feeling the Difference in Scale

Making small works feels very different from making large ones. When I try to turn a small image into a large painting, it sometimes feels empty. There isn’t enough detail to support the space. This made me think about how I used to feel when I stood in front of large artworks at museums. Facing this difficulty has helped me see art again, gently and from a new point of view.

Working on a bigger one

I began working on an F8-sized piece. Until recently, I had been immersed in making small works. I thought I could simply extend a small painting onto a larger canvas, but I soon realized it was not so simple. With fewer elements, the image feels almost too quiet, as if it lacks rhythm. I find myself needing to be more attentive to composition, and perhaps to work more gently and boldly with larger brushes. Through repeated trial and error, I am slowly learning how to inhabit a larger space on the canvas.