6:44 PM: two years ago, in april, 2018, i stood on this stepstool moving my still healthy right arm and shoulder in large, sweeping movements effortlessly. this was a series that was more non-objective than my motion series, or the watercolors i’ve been creating over the past few months. this morning i took all approximately 100 of them, aside from the 16 that are hanging in carbondale, and placed them in a large cardboard box, to clear the decks for whatever comes next.
so what does come next? no clue.i’ve been dreaming of returning to oil on linen, but without the big, stressful scrapes and rubs. more like a larger version of the watercolors. spare.
more in the vein of what you see below: watercolor 98, painted june 27th. lighter, brighter colors, indications of water rocks, leaves, branches….space.