at work on 6/17/2021 creek oil a few moments ago
2:50 PM: after adjusting & posting the photos & videos I shot at the solstice festival in center yesterday, I decided to do a bit more work on the many layered 6/17/2021 creek oil, which I painted over yesterday with a thin coat of titanium white. I collaged a piece of colorado map and put my brush on a long pole to avoid having too much control; a trick I learned from reading about matisse and how he worked.
right now, the white dominates, with touches of blue, brown, pink and orange, which are offset by the predominant pale green of the map. although nothing is spelled out, it’s clear we’re looking at elements in nature: water, rocks & trees. thus far, it’s not like anything else i’ve done.
6/17/2021 creek oil as it looked at the end of my painting day
2:07 PM: I’m doing a little work on the whited over 6/17/2021 creek oil, using a brush on a long pole to avoid getting too precious.
11:42 AM: yesterday afternoon we drove to center, colorado, a 45 minute drive. we attended the solstice event and, amongst other performances, experienced the taiko drummers, from sum institute here in crestone. they were extraordinary! I put the video on YouTube, and it will become accessible tomorrow.
the taiko drummers performing in center yesterday
ABOVE: 2 drawings I made at the festival in center yesterday afternoon
I made a few drawing while we were watching a presentation of frontier drive in: an experiment. it’s located a few miles from downtown center in what was once a drive-in theatre, which closed in the mid-80’s. a funder is providing funds for the creation of the frontier experiment. here are a few pics from the presentation, which will give you some idea of what’s being created, as well as some photos I shot of the construction in process.
we were blown away by what promises to be a great, unexpected addition to the cultural life in our valley, and will surely draw people from all over the country once it opens sometime this fall. stay tuned for more about this.
