2021 creek oil 5 at the end of my work day
at work this afternoon on 2021 creek oil 5
3:03 PM: i went a bit further with 2021 creek oil 5, focusing mainly on the cabinets behind the seated student & the blue books beside her. i also worked a bit on the creek landscape beside her, softening some of the too busy marks, adding some cascading water then taking it out, which left the sweep of white you see on the upper right. i find the subtle variations of blues and greens a turn on, as well as the bottle of water, with it’s red label. rather than working on her computer, the student almost appears to be nodding off.
the presence of this figure is strong. it would be a shame to do too much more to the space surrounding her. it feels to me as if she needs this space, in part to contemplate being in two places at once: the school lobby and creek side. there is something in all this that brings to mind giacometti’s painted figures.
2021 creek oil 5 32x36” at 1pm today
2021 creek oil 5 on the easel moments ago
12:24 PM: we had a zoom this morning, so i’m a bit late getting to the studio.
i scraped over what i did yesterday, then began working into it with oil paints. the grey ground i applied yesterday is not quite dry, so as i work, the fresh paint is picking up some of the underlying grey; just enough to make it interesting. continuing work now, and will post pics as the painting evolves. once again, these paintings are alive and have a mind of their own, so there’s no telling what direction this will go.
on the wall to the right is 2021 creek oil 1
BELOW: 2 images i shot on our stupa walk yesterday
