5:23 PM: after struggling for decades with wooden stretcher bars that would regularly warp, i finally woke up and got some wood/aluminum bars, which i tried for the first time today. what a difference!!! i stretched the two paintings you see BELOW. the one on the right, dwell, 17x80” would have been very difficult if not impossible with the wooden bars. the aluminum bars have an ingenious system for joining the corners, making them seem like a piece of fine cabinetry: smooth, clean, with a perfect 90° angle.
10:31 AM: we took our trail walk a bit later than usual, so the light was different. i think these morning creek drawings are improving. i once had a show titled same time, same place. that would be an appropriate title for a future exhibition that could include the best of these creek drawings as well as larger studio paintings in oil. something to think about!
7/24/22 creek drawing