Besides becoming more obsessive with detail I started sculpting the paint more elaborately and finely, in addition to my continuing textural work. To suggest timelessness for the vault I used stalactites and stalagmites, here patiently built up using layers of paint mixed with medium to extrude boldly from the smooth surface of the exterior facing.

Detail of vault
Moment of Truth (detail of vault)
© 1987 Warren Farr
oil on hardboard, image 14”h x 18”w, N13
private collection

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