After much hard work I finally finished my latest Cinefield® Pensees de lumiere. While I still enjoy my past pieces, I do feel that with every one they seem to get better and better. For each piece I have a different mission. With this one I sought to make it my most rhythmically complex. For the viewer, I offer the gift of every time it is looked at new things will be noticed.
I started each session listening to specific things which in my head were in line with the piece’s density and rythmic complexity. (when one of these initial first albums ended I would vary my listening to things not on the list depending upon my mood)
Miles Davis Nefertiti
Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky boxed set
Debussy Pelleas et Melisande
The late piano works of Morton Feldman
DJ Cam Underground Vibes 30th Anniversary Edition
The way I always work for the creations of my work in this genre: I go on a photo safari. I look for a photo or two that I intuitively know will be the raw material for the Cinefield®. For any given piece I do not use more than one or two images. For this one, it was a single image. I print up a few times. Using tiny scissors I cut out equally tiny pieces from the image.
Always beforehand I have a general idea of what the piece will look like, the overall design. On a piece of heavy tan 11×17 paper I freehand draw the design. Then begins the slow task of using adhesive with a brush to the pieces which i glue down.
Not to brag (really): The design is thought out, but what piece goes where is a completely non-stop improvisation. One piece will dictate what next goes down but there is no way to prearrange anything and so every laying down is decided in that moment. Because of this I do not work top to bottom, left to right. The muscle memory for just being able lay pieces down and the fact that when cutting pieces, it’s completely abstract, is a feat. With the cutting out, it is not as if there are stated objects or shapes i.e “cut out all the circular shapes, cut out all the short buildings” etc etc. The size of each piece varies, but non would be described as larger than small. Once I am well into creating, at any given time there are multiple sheets of cut out shapes ready.
I use no digital wizardry for these and I lament the fact that in North America people are giving equal value to what is essential machine made images that a person fed some parameters to.
Pensees de lumiere 11×17 inches. (C) 2026 Wayne Wolfson not for use w/out permission
single piece (o the larger side for this!)
To Own a Cinefield® Print:
Every major city, especially in the warmer months has weekend Art & Wine Festivals. It is sort of like a farmer’s market but with kiosks of photos and etsy style nick-nacks.
Some of the photos are not bad but they are printed up by the hundreds and in multiple sizes. To buy one, if you like the image and would be happy to view it on your wall every day, that is fine. However, it is akin to buying a poster or mass produced print as can be found in World Plus Market, Pier One imports et al.
I have been selling prints of my Cinefield®. There is a difference though aside from the quality of print & frame. I am only printing up two copies and one is for my personal achieves. This is art, not mere decoration.
My site has the technical info. If you see a piece on my blog but it isn’t listed drop me a note as I have not had every single one pre-printed space being at a premium but would be happy to do so knowing one was going to a new home.
The info:
Paper Life Painting 