il torrente at the end of my painting day today
2:31 PM: I resumed work this morning on il torrente. my first energy is keenest, as always. my initial impetus to make paintings reflecting both macro & normal distance; details of lichen living alongside or superimposed upon the rocks, branches & water we see on our creek walks.
it’s somewhat of a shock, after making 15 paintings that were all 78x26” to work on one that’s rectangular: 42x48.” I like it. the patterning in this one clearly derives in part from my extended study of taiga & his relationship to natural forms.
