"8/16/25 watercolor/collage", 15x16” becomes "study of 1966 Diebenkorn yellow collage" / 8/17/25 salida watercolor day 1 / by Philip Tarlow

11:30 AM: i ‘ve had my Diebenkorn book open to this page for a few weeks now, and look at it every time i pass by the table.

so this morning, as i was working on the collage/watercolor i started yesterday, it unexpectedly transformed and became what you see here: a study of Diebenkorns 1966 yellow collage in crayon & pastel. i’m still in a bit of shock at what just happened, so give me time to integrate.


1:56 PM: this afternoon i started a new one, 15x6.25”, which for now at least is a watercolor, with no collaged elements. it’s inspired by a photo i shot a few months ago in a small restaurant with indoor & outdoor seating in salida, which is a one hour drive from crestone.

16x15” study in crayon and pastel of diebenkorn’s 1966 yellow collage.