working until i could no longer stand up, i mushed up this painting until it was fakakta as one might say in yiddish.
blues are coming and going; pinks are trying to shout their names while whites pretend they mean something in this chaotic, wind driven world.
i worked compulsively, trying too hard to make it work.
there are however some cool passages, llike the one on the right.
2:03 PM: i was interrupted during my continued work on this painting and was a bit thrown off course when i resumed. i’ll have to sit with it in this state till tomorrow and see what i think in the morning.
mikela wandered over a while ago and had an issue with the new green up on top. so that’s mostly gone, replaced by collaged pieces of a pen drawing i made while eliminating the green. also new is the tree trunk on the right, which anchors the composition. in real life, it looks a lot less busy than in the photo, and it’s actually rather beautiful. no way could i do any more today, and besides i’m on the phone with apple support for the last hour, addressing an issue that came up when my printer didn’t recognize the latest OS, so i’m having to revert to the previous. HUGE pain in the ass!
i just have to keep reminding myself what a luck guy i am in so many ways. as i just messaged mikela, life sometimes throws you a curve ball…..no biggie.
5/30/2021 creek oil 78x26” today at 2 pm
11:19 AM: after getting an early start, i picked up where i left off yesterday. we were up at 5 this morning, so mikela was able to get to work early, as was i. i’m still in my flow state, so i don’t want to say too much. i’ll get right back to work after i post this.
i think my next move may be to break up that big rock….possibly with a few tree branches. the green on top is new, & i think it works.