11/9/25 mt in the studio day 5 / prehistoric study / by Philip Tarlow

study of an 18,000 year old cave painting, 21×24” oil on portrait linen i made a few days ago

1:03 PM: a few days ago i made a quick study in oil on portrait linen of an 18,000 year old cave painting, which shows once again that time is irrelevant when it comes to art; great marks are great marks.

11/9/25 mt in the studio 28x28”, following some tweaks to the blacks on the right

11:40 AM: i scratched into the blacks on the right because they were too dominant when i glanced at the painting, so now i think it looks resolved.

detail of the scratches in the black