watercolor 63, new boots, and let’s not forget..... / by Philip Tarlow

watercolor 63 stage 4

2:11 PM: didn’t get a great sleep last night, so i”m a bit tired. i started watercolor 63 and uncharacteristically stopped mid-way. i’ll resume tomorrow.

i documented the stages of this one more carefully than i did previous ones, and i’ve posted the first 3 stages BELOW. this one reverts to earlier versions, where details of water and rock patterns interact. i’m hoping i’ll feel fresher in the morning and be able to complete watercolor 63.

a few hours ago i received a fedex package containing the 4th in a series of new boots i’ve ordered over the past few weeks. i had to return the first 3; my feet are flat & wide and it’s hard enough finding hiking boots when i’m in the store, let alone online. this is the first pair that feel right, but i won’t know fo another few days if they’re keepers. we hike up trails that are moderately difficult; rocky and steep. so good hiking boots are important.

8:08 am: a few days ago my son dimitri sent these images of drawings, watercolors and gouaches which are still in the appartment of my ex in athens. they’ve been there for 20 years, and she has kindly kept them safe and catalogued until i can pick them up on our next trip to athens. if you click on each one, there’s description.

and now, let’s get to work!