7.21.13 DAY 1: huan creek 48x24" / by Philip Tarlow

the less like my pleine air creek paintings they are, more more like my pleine air creek paintings they are!

huan, in chinese, means "to give back."

DAY 1:  huan creek  48x24"

acrylic on canvas

DAY 1, PHASE 2: huan creek  48x24"

acrylic & collaged paper on canvas

huang tingjian's (1045-1105) calligraphic huan is on the left. the 3 little dots mean this is a mistranscribed character. on the right, chang, which has the same meaning, but is the word used in the text he was transcribing.