5:51 PM: today, after making a few white marks on il torrente, i started the first of a new series of small painitngs in gouache on paper, which will continue for at least 2-3 weeks, or as long as it takes for the tendonitis in my right shoulder to begin healing. these small gouaches allow me to paint with minimal stress to my right shoulder.
DETAIL-il torrente after adding the whites
1:01 PM: after being away for 3 days, the first thing I noticed when I glanced at Iil torrent was that it needed some white marks the curves of the mountain shapes. although, following my shoulder MRI, I can’t really paint in a way that requires moving my arm & shoulder energetically, I was able to add the whites using oil stick & a bare minimum of right arm movement. so I think it will remain in this state for a few weeks while my tendonitis heals, and i’ll focus instead on small gouaches.
BELOW: il torrente as it looked before adding the whites; and on the right, afterwards
