watercolor/collage 164 at 2:30 PM this afternoon.
2:29 PM: here’s where the new watercolor/collage 164 is at right now. i’m preparing to go back to the house so we can leave on our walk in about 1/2 hour. current temperature: 22.8F.
you may be able to discern a few new blues, which are in the package with the watercolors i received yesterday.’while this one, in it’s current state, resembles previous watercolors, something new seems to be emerging. it’s an odd combination of a greater sensitivity along with a greater boldness. i’d say this derives from my constant and ongoing study of the chinese masters, who, at their best, untite these qualities in a manner unique in the history of art. more tomorrow, and i may post about or adventures on the trail this afternoon once we’re back.
1:34 PM: in a few hours we’ll be taking our stupa walk, so i only have another hour of work i can do today. it’s our first walk since the snowfall this past weekend, so we’ll have to see how the trail looks. if, as we suspect, a few cars have driven up, we can walk in their tracks and avoid the deeper areas of snow so it doesn’t get into our boots. of course we’ll have our cleats on, since temperatures haven’t risen above freezing at all this week, and there will be ice beneath the snow.
this morning i was of two minds about which direction to take. i’ve been leaning towards oil on canvas for several weeks, but today was not the day. i tilted towards watercolor, especially since i wanted to try out some new colors that ups delivered yesterday. windsor newton added in a folding metal watercolor box with the order, which was an unexpected treat. you can see it over to my left in this photo.
as has been my practice over the past months, i perused how to read chinese paintings while having my morning coffee. my awe and wonder at these 8th-17th c. chinese masters of the brush only increases over time.
so i’m going to keep going with this new watercolor/collage 164 until it’s time for our walk, around 3 pm. i’ll post pics before leaving or, if there’s no time, when we return around sunset.