3:37 PM: i’ve been gazing at it for several days, waiting for the right moment to re-work sound of a flute over the river. today was the day. i’m tempted to say there’s too much going on now. although i just said it, i’m taking it back. it would be like saying there’s too much going on in a theofilus painting. not that i’m comparing myself to that great greek painter, but if you look at one of his paintings, you can see what i mean. he was a self taught, naive painter who had a profound influence on, amongst many others, my mentor & friend, the late yannis tsarouchis.
BELOW left, you see the painting as it looked before todays intervention. and on the right, how it looks now. you prefer the previous version? simpler; a more compelling composition; more along the lines of the other 4 in this series? maybe. tomorrow morning will tell the tale.
