oil interior 1 32x32" oil on portrait linen, as it looked at the end of my painting day today
3 PM: here's where i'm stopping for the day. it's been a little disjointed, because at about 1pm it dawned on me that i was standing directly under my 2 skylights, and at this time of year, that means getting direct sunlight, with only a thin piece of draped material protecting me. that is exactly what my dermatologist warned against in the days following my PDT (photo dynamic therapy) for my face. i noticed the burning, redness & swelling increasing as the day wore on, so i had to stop & move my easel to the east side of my studio, away form the skylights, in a spot where it's impossible to get back more than 10 feet to look at the painting.
following a burst of color this morning, when i impulsively made oil interior 1's little sister, 16x16", i continued work, eliminating some of the previously sketched in white spaces & bringing the composition more into focus.
BELOW: 3 stages of oil interior 1 over the past 3 days
little sister's influence immediately was felt
12:17 PM: as i continued work on oil interior 1 this morning, i was prompted to take a stretched 16x16" blank canvas. within about 20 minutes i had painted oil interior 1's little sister. she has brighter colors and is far sketchier. her influence, bossy girl that she is, was immediately felt by her big sister, whose lower left regions began to look a lot like little sister. strange stuff happens in families. little sister says: you're too predictable! i hate predictable!
