3/2/21 2021 creek oil 1 at 2pm
2:21 PM: i continued painting on 3/2/21 2021 creek oil 1, which has reached what i’d call a viable stage, where it could remain as is and it’s left to the viewer to fill in the lower 3/4 of the composition. but he/she should be grateful that i allowed him/her this freedom to invent.
this painting is extremely difficult to nail digitally. there are simply too many subtleties of color, too difficult to capture the underpainting peeking through, the presence it has.
in person, there is more of an awareness of the creek-scape it started out as. the digitized image comes close, but within that small gap lies the heart of the story i’m telling. if somehow you get to view it in person, i know you’ll get what i’m driving at here.
the image i posted at noon is, you will immediately notice, quite different than the one i just posted.
the reason for that is that it was shot in a different position in my studio, with a different light falling on it.
2021 creek oil 1 78x26” as it looked moments ago
12:47 PM: i made the composition a vertical, and went into 2021 creek oil 1, mostly with oil stick, except for the red, which are brushed in. the figure is inspired by the photo of students sitting on the school lobby floor working on their laptops i used for 2021 creek oil 4, which you can find if you scroll down to my 2/27/21 post. i’ll get back to it while my energy is still fresh and post an update in a little while.
at work this morning on 2021 creek oil 1 78x26”
11:54 AM: i was going to stretch a new 66x16” canvas this morning. but as i glanced at 2021 creek oil 1, which i painted over a few days ago, i felt like going back over it with a pink color. when i got to this point, it looked interesting to do just this much and leave the rest. so there are now 3 layers: the first marks i made, which i added to using more and thicker applications of color than i normally would. that got turned to the wall for a few weeks till it dried. then i went over it a few days ago using a thin wash of titanium buff, which allowed the underpainting to peek through. then what i did just now, which i think i’ll leave for a few days till it dries and see where i go next.
ABOVE are two earlier stages of 2021 creek oil 1
7:43 AM: at 7:35 the sun peaked over the sangres. today is predicted to be milder, with temperatures reaching 45F for the first time in quite a while.i should get to my studio a bit earlier than usual, and lets see what i’ll do.