4:49 PM: i completed the little bird before leaving the studio for the house about an hour ago. i like how delicate it is, and how well the lightly brushed background works. i also love how the first drawing i started works like a ghost image above the little bird’s head.
it makes me want to re-do the little goat tomorrow. the first one, although i like it, was like a warmup after days of not painting or being in my studio because of the gallery opening.
2:21 PM: I started a second small watercolor/gouache painting for my new grand daughter’s bedroom. here’s stage 1.
a little bird. 7x6.5” STAGE 1. watercolor & gouache on arches watercolor paper
12:09 PM: while reviewing some 2015 photos, I came across these two; it’s a stage in the development of one of my gaze series paintings, inspired by vermeer