2:45 PM: the siena was too strong, and the pink triangle in the upper left was distracting & serving no purpose, so i made these adjustments before wrapping up for the day.
i'm anxious to go back out to the creek with oil paints & see what i do. i'm feeling the need for new images to draw from, and i know when i go back out i'll be seeing differently, based upon how this series has evolved over the months.
2:16 PM: i began the painting based upon one of my most loved plein air oils. then i scraped & wiped it out completely, leaving beneath traces of the under-drawing, over which i made this drawing in diluted oils. i may stop here for the day. i like what's happening, how familiar rock forms are distilling down into essence, with their own calligraphic logic, which is more than ever reminiscent of human & animal forms.
motion 17 as it looked moments ago, at 2pm
after passing over the entire canvas with an off white oil color & scraping off the excess, i'm working into it loosely referring to one of my plein air oils. shortly this image will blur or disappear entirely as i search for solutions... updates will be posted as they become available
11:03 AM: start the day right, with calligraphy exercises made while having my matcha tea & toast!
the under-drawing for motion 17 yesterday afternoon
8:37 AM: last nights dramatic skies announced some sorely needed precipitation, which fell as rain below 11,000 ft & snow above.
in about an hour i'll walk over to my studio & begin the over-painting on motion 17, which has richest under-painting yet in this series.
BELOW: this mornings west (left) & east skies following last nights precip
