Daniel McCoy, Jr.
Muscle Shoals Light Reflection #1 , 2021
Oil on wood panel
24 x 24 x 1.5 in
61 x 61 x 5 cm
I usually do not get the chance to watch television but when the opportunity arrives, I enjoy music documentaries of all types. I was watching a documentary on the Muscle Shoals studios in Alabama. Not only do I enjoy the music and history involved with this area, but I had also always heard that the original inhabitants of this area in Alabama were the Yuchi Native Americans, whom are a sister tribe to the Muscogee. I grew up a few miles to several Yuchi ceremonial stomp grounds still active today. So, I feel a distant connection to the story. As I was watching the show there was a street scene at night, and a photography filter that was used in this shot made a unique light reflection. The reflection made this incredible circular pattern in the night sky. The painting’s complete composition came completely from this moment watching television. I imagined the painting complete, a nocturne desert landscape of various color fields. I added stars but left out the linework. I really enjoy the simplicity of this painting and just allowing the color to take space. This painting was still time consuming being triple coated.
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