2:50 PM: yesterdays three oils were not successful, so i painted over them all and started fresh on a new canvas. i had a good conversation with my friend t.s., which somehow helped me in my process. in this new one, i’m working from one of my favorite creek photos, shot months ago on one of our walks. it has three distinct horizontal bands of activity, and the water has formed those white bubbles i so love, but a lot more of them than we usually see in the roiling creek waters created during spring snowmelt and runoff.
yesterdays experiments had all become far too busy and removed from my style of painting. i needed to have fresh white canvas showing in some areas and to be able to paint in the spontaneous manner reminiscent of fresco painting, as i love to do. we’re taking a trail walk soon, so i’m wrapping up for the day and will continue tomorrow.