6:04 PM: while cleaning up my powerbook desktop i cam across this watercolor/collage made in july. i was in the thick of the series, still revelling in the new marks i was experimenting with at the time, just 5 months ago. it reminded me just how much of a role that freshness plays in my work. it almost felt that i was using watercolors for the first time, even though i’ve been using them for many decades.
3:49 PM: i just did a preliminary reorganization to my 2020 watercolor/collage page. click on the 2020 watercolors dropdown menu, above to view it. or click on this link: https://www.philiptarlow.com/new-page-4
2:09 PM: i made some radical changes to watercolor/collage 163, which may change again tomorrow. today i learned of a motion series painting that sold in denver. following that news, i decided it would be a good idea to update my 2020 watercolors page, which i’ve been busy with until now. 163 before i made todays changes….it may have to be trashed. 3:28 PM: so i did indeed trash it. sometimes you just have to surrender to the fact that a particular piece can’tr be salvaged & stop struggling with it.
BELOW are the before (left) & after pics of watercolor/collage 163
