noon: no time to say more right now, except that 10th month has gone pink.
12:36 PM: i’m writing this from the democratic caucus, which is being held today at the crestone charter school.
earlier today, i was in the studio printing out some forms mikela needed for the caucus. i glanced at the work i did yesterday on 10th month and PINK popped into my head and eyes. i had no intention of doing any work today, since we had to leave for the school at 12:15. i grabbed a large pink oil stick, and half an hour later, i had completed the new pink areas of color, as well as some blue and white, also accomplished with oil stick, in the sky. that pale yellow was too dominant and seemed boring whan i saw it first thing this morning.
virginia landscape, archile gorky ca. 1944
i’ve been wondering if maybe this sound of a flute series isn’t over and i should move on to other things. but no, i know in my gut there’s more to come, and much of that may have to do with my use of color in the 15 previous paintings. they are mostly painted on a tani-ish ground, in keeping with the overall look and feel of taiga’s scrolls. but, although he is my inspiration for the entire series, archile gorky keeps appearing to me.
i love his use of color. in virginia landscape, below, he manages to combine his favorite colors in such a way that the painting can breathe in spite of all that’s going on. the way he leaves the white canvas to show through in critical areas helps a lot in this respect.
gorky has developed a language of forms and colors which, combined with his distinctive marks evoke plant and animal life. the painting is infused with his armenian spirit. like taiga, his work is not bound in time. he adheres to miro’s definition of original; meaning that he returns to and renews aboriginal prototypes.