ABOVE left: 2020 creek oil 7 right: 2020 creek oil 8
2:57 PM: just finishing up my day somewhat early, as we have to drive to town to pick up our produce. i worked on yesterdays 2020 creek oil 7, switching off between that and the new 2020 creek oil 8. while they are both evocative of the creek, neither is as descriptive as the watercolors.
2020 creek oil 7 after scraping this morning
12:56 PM: just now getting to work with my fresh start of day energy and unbounded dreams. i’m currently scraping into yesterdays version of 2020 creek oil 7. i like it a lot more in it’s current scraped over state than yesterdays version.
deKooning in his nyc studio with one of his woman series
why is that? well, are you familiar with deKooning? his aesthetic is evident here. take a look online & you’ll see what i mean. deKooning was known for constant scraping of his paintings, painting over them and repeating this until he was satisfied. he’s not really an abstract painter, as his core image, particularly in his woman series, was always evident. it’s all about the unexpected amd unpredictable. but, and this is very important, underlying is an exquisite level of draftsmanship. look at his early drawings of his wife elaine, and you’ll see what i mean. he was a great draftsman, and his skill is always evident, no matter how distorted the image might be.
9:13 AM: seems like 3 years ago, but just 3 weeks ago i was out at the creek painting plein air. in past years this fall season was the ideal time for me to be out at the creek. so once the weather clears and returns to normal, for the month temperatures, i’d liek to go back out and see what i do, after all the watercolors i’ve made latelt in my studio. it’s always fresh and new, being out at the creek, so it may be that next week i can venture out again. i’ll be a bit late getting to my studio this morning, but should make it by 11-ish, and post updates to the oils i’m currently working on.
BELOW: 2 paintings in gouache on arches paper made at the creek last month on august 15.
