Bocce Botched – 3’x3′ Mixed Media on Canvas.
If you were standing beside me in the studio, I’d tell you this piece wasn’t painted so much as excavated. Bocce Botched is the aftermath of a game that never quite went according to plan—an ode to the beautiful chaos that erupts when precision meets human fallibility. I wanted the canvas to feel alive, almost unruly. Every layer—scraped, poured, dragged, and pressed—was meant to deny your eyes a place to rest. The painting refuses hierarchy. It insists on motion. It pulls you around its surface the way a mis‑thrown bocce ball skitters unpredictably across gravel.
Bocce Botched is about the moment when control slips, and instead of resisting, you surrender to the unexpected. It’s a celebration of the botched attempt, the imperfect throw, the glorious misfire that leads somewhere more interesting than success ever could. Have fun with this one, more to come! Enjoy the process through timelapse videos via TikTok.
