3:27 PM: in preparation for the next kyoto series painting, i made 3 studies in gouache on paper , 2 are 15 1/2 x 5 1/4” and the third is 11 x 13 1/2”. they could be considered warmup exercises. i have more freedom to play on a small scale and on paper. the one in the center is probably the least successful as a work in it’s own right, but all contain one or more discoveries in terms of color combinations and mark making. i may move ahead with the next 78x26” oil on canvas tommorow, which hasn’t yet been stretched, and i’m considering painting on the primed white surface rather than painting a beige ground, as i’ve done for the previous 5 in this series.
4:51 PM: so before leaving the studio i did more work on the one you see on the lower right, including the addition of some collaged elements. i think it has turned out to be the most interesting of the three.
