stage 2 of watercolor 123, which i started work on yesterday
4:16 PM: i just completed work on stage 2 of the watercolor i began work on yesterday: watercolor 123.
watercolor/collage 124 13 x 20 “
DETAIL: watercolor/collage 124
1:59 PM: i had a crazy night, with ominous dreams mostly connected to our current political/health environment.
i’m moving ahead with this new process of collaging over past problematic watercolors, sometimes working into them with watercolor and gouache. i have a big box full of a variety of papers: maps gifted to me by my dear friend dan; old paper palettes; old pieces of note paper with, in this case, writing i don’t recognize; pieces of cut-up old watercolors…
the collages i made 8 months ago, in january, 2020, were somewhat more muted in tone. as well as more predictable compositionally. you can compare the two BELOW. on the left: 1/11/20 collage, and on the right: watercolor/collage 124, just completed moments ago.
8:50 AM: i’ll be in my studio in about an hour, and should be able to start my day a lot earlier than yesterday. in the mean time, here’s a drawing i made on the paris metro in 2012. who knows when we’ll be able to get back to paris again. i miss making these travel drawings, including the series i made at coffee shops in edwards and carbondale, colorado.