6:40 PM: once i got watercolor 14 back to the house, i felt like it needed something more. collage maybe? stay tuned tomorrow…
3:09 PM: made some additions just before leaving for the house.
stage 1 of 2021 watercolor 14
2:52 PM:after many days of not walking up the stupa trail, we’re going to give it a try today. our 2nd covid shot after effects and weather have been the main reasons we haven’t been able to talk our afternoon trail walks.
so i started 2021 watercolor 14, which as yet has no collaged elements. but that could happen tomorrow. my inspirations here derive from the photo i posted below of flowering cactus plants plus a photo i shot from above of our friend lea and one of my many creek photos.
cacti in bloom in front of our house, june, 2020
1:09 PM: so yes, i’m starting watercolor/collage 14 today. this is one of the photos i’ll be using as inspiration. it was shot back in june, of a cactus in bloom near the house. these blossoms last only about a week, and then you’ve got to wait a year to see them again. i’ll post pics of the new watercolor in a bit.
7:36 am: we returned from denver yesterday afternoon and i’ll be back in my studio in a few hours to post what i’ll be working on today; possibly a new watercolor.
this morning i came across this 1972 drawing made in chora, andros of nona’s mother. he was the owner of a small restaurant in the plakouras neighborhood of chora, andros. the food was amazing, and this woman, his mother, was responsible to a large degree. during summer months, you would sit at the outdoor tables, which were located overlooking the bay, with the waves lapping just a few meters beneath you.
nonas had the reputation of being rather gruff, and we witnessed him more than once ordering clients to leave, even if they happened to be wealthy & powerful shipowners.
during the war, he would personally carry fresh fish packed in ice on his back up to mountain villages that were without electricity, so they could keep them fresh.