12:36 PM: this morning i made some minor but important tweaks to yesterday’s man walking and musician and goldfish, and walking with goldfish. all 3 were bugging me as being too busy. following my modifications to musician & goldfish, the beauty of the woman with the suitcase was revealed. the black i added next to her arm allows that area to pop and the light pinkish grey surrounding her and the additional figure it hides gives the viewer breathing space, allowing the eye to take in the musician & goldfish bowl.
in walking with goldfish, the area above the walking man and his shoulder bag was greatly simplified. the blue shape in the upper right corner and the yellow vertical beneath it provide an elegant balance to the composition, as well as allowing the eye to absorb the painterly marks that make up the walking figure.
2/20/26 man walking, 25x25” oil on portrait linen, following today’s tweaks
musician & goldfish, 35x26” oil on portrait linen, following todays modifications
walking with goldfish, 35x26” oil on portrait linen.
BELOW: the 3 paintings as they looked before today’s modifications
