taiko 1, 7x11 1/2” mixed media on arches paper; as she looked at the end of my painting day today
9:19 AM: when i brought it back to the house and looked at it carefully, taiko 1 seemed far to busy and without a central focus for the wandering eye. so this morning, as soon as mikela left for school and while we were chatting during her drive, i went into the entire upper quadrant of taiko 1 with a black crayon, allowing the flower on the upper right and the karagiozis figure in the center to POP.