3:17 PM: so this morning i completed watercolor 8. it has retained it’s suggestive white spaces while gaining just enough complexity to satisfy the eye and create movement.
the dominant orange/red and grays dance.
while having breakfast, i read a review in art forum by nasser rabbat, of “ancient nubia now,” an exhibition currently on at the museum of fine arts in boston. in referring to the fact that the pieces in this exhibition were essentially stolen from nubia, he points out the need to”fully face the colonial (and racist) foundations of art history…” rabbat also brings up an interesting point, namely that “greek ancient culture had significant afro-asiatic roots”, a point made by bernal in his controversial 1987 book, black athena. in short, i learned a lot, and not just about ancient nubian art.
BELOW: a few details from watercolor 8
9:33 am: still haven’t taken my shower yet, but i did make a self portrait drawing for my daily exchange of self portraits with my grandson philip and shot a few photos here in the house:
