tun was a term used by lu ch'ai, northern sung landscape painter, who said that, in painting rocks, each brushstroke should move and turn, with abrupt stops (tun), sinuous as a dragon.
8/27 while working on a new painting, i kept looking at this one & realized it needs more work. the white shape in the upper portion needs to be broken up & become more dynamic.
we have a meeting tomorrow morning, so i'll likely work more on it thursday or friday.
8/29 this is the final version, which has become a horizontal
8/29 FINAL VERSION
tun creek 24x48" acrylic & collaged paper on canvas
8/25 stage 2
stage 1
stage 2