new ano kato 7 20x13” watercolor on arches watercolor paper
1:44 PM: as the wind picks up and the storm clouds move in, i’m warm & cozy here in my studio. i painted new ano kato 7, based on a photo i shot a few days ago from our top floor looking down at mikela watering our favorite flowering plant. i have, thus far, resisted the urge to “fill in the blanks,” reminding myself that i’m making a painting, not filling in a coloring book. you laugh, but that’s how most of us are wired, based on early experiences in school. i had no desire to add any collage.
undated watercolor 140
without doubt, this mornings news confirming the biden/harris win contributed to the up energy i felt as i began painting. i’d like to think that sense of a new beginning is part of the fresh energy of this one. symbolically the watering of a flowering plant that has been in bloom longer than any we’ve ever had, is fitting.
as i was searching through a batch of watercolors and collages in a box on my studio floor, i cam across this watercolor. it’s undated, but i know it falls within the range of the 2020 watercolors series. because i didn’t sign or date it, think i considered it unworthy at the time. but now, i like it a lot!
skies are darkening and the wind is gusting to 40mph, so i think i’ll wrap up for the day & go back to my sweetheart.
8 am: view across the valley to the west
8:24 AM: the clouds you see to the west will be moving across the san luis valley and should reach crestone/baca by late afternoon. tonight through monday night periods of rain and snow are predicted, with temperatures falling to near or below average for this time of year. so the prolonged period of above normal temperatures in the mid 60’s will end, and we’ll transition to what fall should look and feel like.
as i was preparing mikela’s morning coffee, the sun fell on this gaze painting hanging on our west living room wall.
i should get to my studio by about 10 or 10:30, and will post about todays process a bit later. i’ll likely start a new painting.
morning light falls on one of my gaze series paintings. click on the GAZE link in the drop down menu above so view the entire series.