2:27 PM: just as I was preparing to start stretching the new canvas, I looked at this painting and decided that the central figure, which was only a disconnected leg, needed to become a full figure. I went back & looked at the photos I had shot of the olympic final celebration and found the rest of the figure. in the one I was working from, it was just a leg. so instead of having to make it up, I was able to work from the photo showing her full body, albeit at a slightly different moment. the player whose shoulder she’s grabbing also acquired the number 9.
but, just to reiterate, it’s not about the basketball players or the skateboarder. it’s about marks on a surface, color, space, composition.
the before and after are BELOW.
DETAIL of the re-painted basketball player in red
tokyo olympics 1 at 2pm
tokyo olympics 1 yesterday, 8/30/21
12:06 pm: we had a wonderful dinner with new friends last evening in salida.
when I entered my studio this morning, both paintings i’ve been working on over the past week or so seemed resolved. so i’m stretching a new 26x62” canvas and will start working on the next painting as soon as it’s ready. here’s a look at some of my crayons, colored pencils & oil sticks yesterday.