Scissors oil on masonite 4x6
This is definitely a Diebenkorn-inspired piece. I couldn't help myself after seeing his paintings of the same type of scissors. I think everyone can connect to those older style metal scissors. They have a certain heft to them and they look dangerous. They're the ones your parents told you not to run with. I also used an old Gauguin trick by putting a hot red in the background to jump forward a bit visually and to challenge the calm of the blue, green, and yellow in the cloth.