3:26 PM: done painting for the day and it’s time for our trail walk. here’s the current state of the watercolor, to be continued tomorrow. it’s a new experience, working on a watercolor over a period of days. usually it’s a one shot deal. always when i’m painting plein air, which will start happening within a week or two.
while posting this, by the way, i’ve been going back and forth with my son dimitri about the state of modern theatre, also to be continued tomorrow.
stage 1, watercolor 10
2:41 PM: watercolor 10: here is stage 1 of the new watercolor 10, once again inspired by photos i’ve shot recently during our creek walks. i’m learning quickly as i make these new watercolors; recalling what i already had learned over decades of making watercolors, and learning new ways of using the medium, especially since re-discovering the arches paper i’m now using.
r’s landscape, 36x60”, oil on linen
8:04 AM: i’ve been mentoring a 17 year old in carbondale, colorado who was commissioned by a recovery facility to create a 36x60” landscape painting for the interior of their building. she has surpassed my expectations in the creation of this painting, which is still in process.