7:44 PM: my current feeling is that i need to cut my losses, un-stretch this canvas, toss it and start fresh. i was in too much of a rush this morning, and no matter what i do, it can't be saved. it's a good lesson. i think that making the drawing with paint rather than graphite, as i've been doing, was a mistake. the graphite allows me to find my shapes and their relationships in a way that can be easily modified and leaves painterly tracks i can later weave into the painting.
here's an example of what i'm talking about; an early stage of interior oil 1, where you can clearly see the role of my graphite drawing in the development of the painting.
2:51 PM: stopping here for the day. i know it seems a bit heavy handed and fraggity when compared with, say oil interior 1. but hang in there. it's just day one. i had to block it out to see where it wants to go, and i can refine. and, it may turn out to be a lousy painting! tomorrow will be a key day. we're going walking at 5am, so lets see what state i'm in after that....
12:13 PM: starting with this delicious red chair....pics & commentary as available...
11:11 AM: stretched a new 32x32" linen canvas yesterday afternoon & just now began the preliminary color drawing with my favorite fan brushes. about to go to the next stage...pics & commentary as available.