3:03 PM: I made further modifications to study #8 for olympic celebration, adding some collaged bits to break up that curve on the upper left, which was dominating the composition.
the upper portion of the composition now integrates with the whole and allows it to breathe.
that may be it for today, and i’ll see how it strikes me in the morning. but i’ll probably bring it back to the house so that we can both gaze and give our reactions.
2:19 PM: i’ve been working on study #8 for olympic celebration since I last. posted, about 2 hours ago. work is being completed on my new storage room today, so there were a few interruptions. I introduced collaged elements when I felt I could take the watercolor painting phase no further.
the curved piece on the top left is critical to this composition, as are the red strip beneath his skate board and the map fragment covering his hand, on the left.
12:29 PM: this morning I completed study #7 for olympic celebration and immediately launched in to phase 1 of study #8 for my olympic celebration series. once again, we have a skateboarder, this time with red pants & a cool patterned hat. it’s easy to forget that these are NOT paintings of skateboarders! they are, simply, paintings. they are marks made with, in this case a pencil and watercolor brush. as always, the “subject” is space, color, painterly marks, creating the illusion of skateboarders.
