3:55 PM: end of day additions, with a beautiful light blue in the center. for the past hour or two, i’ve been doing more work on 5/30/2021 creek oil. it needed more white space, which I provided by collaging some of my b&w ink drawings at strategic spots. and it needed more pop, which now comes from a red oil pastel mark left-center and a bit of radiant turquoise in the upper portion.some blue bubbly water at the bottom provides a balance, and some black strokes add punch. I enjoy looking at it more than I did when I came in this morning.
think I may take it further tomorrow, but right now I have to return to the house, lie down & ice my groin, which is very sore from something that got strained, likely on one of the trickier parts of our trail walks.
below: a few details
5/30/2021 creek oil 26x78”
1:23 PM: following the paint over with titanium buff yesterday afternoon, I took the painting outside on this beautiful day so that I could rub into it with an old sheet, clearing away some of the paint I applied but leaving a sketchy see-through image. I took it outside because this involves using a lot of solvent, & even though gamsol is odor free and relatively safe, it’s better for my nose & lungs when I can do it outside.
after bringing it back in, I did make more marks and apply a few small collaged pieces, but this painting has a ways to go. ihave a errand to run, then i’ll return & do a bit more.