DETAIL of shinkei at the close of my painting day today
2:45 PM: i’ve been looking at shinkei for over a week, and have been unsatisfied with what I see. kale & mikela agree. these days, they are my most trusted sets of eyes.a new element has entered the picture, coming directly from the numerous drawings I make when we travel. almost all, if not all, are made using a variety of shades of colored pencils.
what I did thus far today parallels that, using instead oil pastels in crayon form.
right now i’m trying to get out the door so we can take an afternoon walk before the snow starts tonight through friday.
i’ll try to continue this post when we’re back later this afternoon.
at work on stage 1 of shinkei, november 2nd
6:33 PM: so we’re back & have had dinner. here’s what i’d add to what i posted earlier. as you know if you’ve followed this (almost) daily blog, i’ve been working on, or putzing with, this painting since november 2nd.
it has resisted all attempts at resolution; it has tugged at my sleeve, asking that i please try a new direction, rather than repeating solutions from earlier iterations; and dared me to sacrifice the successful passage on the lower third of the composition.
i had to move on to the start of a new series in order to resume work on it. and today, the first day of a new storm system moving into our state, was the day it called to me. and as you well know if you follow this blog, it could very well dissapear tomorrow.