The Big Egg 1968

Ed Clark made *The Big Egg* with paint on canvas, but we don’t know exactly when. I love that the title tells you exactly what to see, a big egg! Or is it a planet? Or an abstract painting? That swipe of orange across the top is so juicy. It’s like he pulled the color right out of a sunset. See how the paint thins out as it moves across the canvas? It’s almost like he used a squeegee or some other unexpected tool to spread it around. That kind of mark-making is all about the process, about letting the paint do its thing. The colors here, the soft blues and pinks against that vibrant orange, create such a nice balance. It reminds me a bit of some of Milton Avery's color experiments, that sense of playful simplicity. But Clark brings his own energy to it, a kind of boldness that invites you to just dive right in. It's a reminder that art is always a conversation, an exchange of ideas across time.