at work on 2021 creek oil 4
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12:50 PM: it was a very long day yesterday, and we’re both tired today, but working nonetheless. heroes, we are! we went up & back to denver, 4 hours each way, & i think we won’t be doing that again any time soon. next trip, since we’re both vaccinated, we’ll stay at a hotel overnight & return the following day. that said, we did accomplish everything we set out to do, so we’re happy about that!
a day away from a work in progress is, actually, a gift. i returned to the very skinny 78x16” 2021 creek oil 4 with fresh eyes.
what i like about what i’ve done so far today on this painting is my addition of an ochre cabinet behind the two girls. the geometry of these cabinets, along with the touch of red in the water bottle sitting on the shelf and the red bracelet on the girl with her back to us, adds a new dimension, enriching that dream space quality i strive for in my latest work.
the suggestion of blue sky above pushes that portion of the composition back in space, even though there is little to suggest sky other than the positioning and color. the ice bound pool of water below serves as an anchor.
the sketchy, seemingly unfinished look of the two figures gives the viewer something to ponder and build on; a fleeting reality that can’t be nailed down.
2021 creek oil 4 16x78” at 1pm
we spent a few weeks in nyc in 2017 where i shot a series of photos in moma and the met. i was, and continue to be enamoured of these views from above, capturing magical moments of diverse people drawn together in this common space, wandering about, with a common purpose in a museum designed to allow works of art over centuries to exist together in a cultured, spacious environment.
metrolopolitan museum 2 60 x 60” 2017 available at gremillion & company fine art, houston, tx.