5:38 PM: on the not so positive side, when, i wonder, will i be able to see and paint the creek again. on the up side,
i’m bringing these 4 paintings with me to use during my talk. even though it’s going to be outdoors & people will be social distancing, the’ll be close enough to see these when i hold them up.
the purpose is to give my audience a window on the source of inspiration for the gave and motion series. the two landscapes are plein air oils, painted at the creek in 2014, and are great examples of how i’ve been able to simplify the rocks and water in advance of what happens in my studio, where i take that process even further. not intentionally; it’s just what happens. the two fayum studies on the left were painted in the british museum in the mid ‘70’s. the one on the far left was purchased in 1980 by joseph h. hirschhorn, founder of the hirschhorn museum & sculpture garden in washington, d.c. when he passed, his wife olga gave it to my dad. and when my dad passed, it returned to me.