windy creek, 40x42” at the end of day 1
3:30 PM: about an hour & a half ago i cut a 40x42” piece of primed portait linen for a new painting, titled windy creek.” i was, and still am, in a playful mood; a good place to be when you’re starting a new painting. as i work on the initial strokes, i walk over to cast a glance at the wonderful new watch mikela got me as a new years present. you have to learn how to read it, but once you do, it’s a delight! in this photo it’s 1:20 pm. make it full page; can you read it?
i’ll take windy creek to the next stage tomorrow.
12:58 PM: i needed more of the cut-up marked white paper i use for collage in my paintings, so i made some this morning & cut it into irregular pieces, as i usually do.
the idea here is to introduce an element of the accidental, which of course is never accidental and always accidental, into the composition, both to avoid predictability and add measured complexity to the composition, as well of course as the gestures of the marks i’ve made. in this case those marks have been made with a reed pen & brush, using a diluted sepia india ink mix.
next, i’m about to cut some pieces of fresh primed linen from the new roll i have, and start a new painting. i may do two larger ones for the athens exhibition, since i’ve already done 8 paintings in the 17x21 format.
stay tuned & i’ll post next steps soon. i spent over an hour of precious time this morning getting info on possible rt flights to athens in march.