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2:44 PM: I did more today to both 7/10/2021 creek oil and 7/9/2021 watering the flowers. I had thought latter was resolved, but every time I entered my studio & glanced at it, there was too much going on. especially in the area of the red flowers and green leaves. they were too strong, shouting loudly and dominating the composition. remind you of anyone you know? the diagonal on the lower right also bothered me & needed breaking up. and the addition of the blue adjacent to the figure adds a lot, I believe.
BELOW are before and after shots.
2:52 PM: I also made progress on 7/10/2021 creek oil. an additional figure viewed from above has appeared, looking at us with an ill defined expectation, as if perhaps he was asking that we complete the lower portion of his body. that dark area to the left of the little girl has gone, giving the composition more freedom. and permitting a continuation of the diagonal log. and a bit of blue has appeared beneath the little girl, a counterpoint to the blue fluffy toy she holds.
at work today on 7/10/2021 creek oil
10:09 AM: while revisiting my ex wife’s book with ‘70’s photos of the island of andros, greece, I remembered this 1979 painting I made in egg tempera on board. the subject is skouloudis’ grocery store, with mr. skouloudis himself in a characteristic pose. without fail, if he saw me walking by, he offered me a cup of delicious greek coffee. an unforgettable presence in an unforgettable setting: chora, capitol of andros, with it’s street closed to motor vehicles and paved in marble.
getting back to present time, i’m continuing work/play on the new 7/10/2021 creek oil today. updates when they become available.
skouloudis’ grocery. 1979, egg tempera on board