While creating these canvases, Ligon kept pages of Baldwin's essay on his studio table for reference, and over the years they became covered with random
smudges of black paint, oil stains, and fingerprints.
Just in case you thought I was perfect, note
the smudge of black paint on the wall, and it will prove that I'm only almost perfect.
Not exact matches
Other improvements include new interior color options (
black interior with white
paint for all trims) and the addition
of a new touchscreen surface that cuts down on fingerprint
smudges.
Zigzagging patterns can be found along the length
of the print, though they are not uniform, and in some places have been filled in by
smudged black paint.
Color in her
paintings — from
smudged whites and grays to earthen browns and
blacks — seeps out from the floorboards and brick walls
of the old carriage house that has been her studio for many years.