1:51 PM: i just now stretched and signed 1/19/26 oil. as with all the paintings, it gains a lot once the white border is gone, allowing the composition to pop. i could have taken her a bit further, but i’ve learned not to mess with a painting that emerged in one shot; whatever i were to do would take away from the freshness and immediacy; the balance of colors and the movement of the figures, which are loosely based on a series of photos i shot from above in a denver shopping mall. the plant is from a photo i shot years ago from the upper floor of our house, of mikela watering our plants.
1/19/26 oil, 38x24” oil on xtra fine portrait linen