3:31 PM: today I was mostly un-stretching and re-stretching 2 canvases i’ve completed, so I could remove the heavy layer of masonite, put them directly on the stretcher bars and get them over to the house to see how they hold up over there.

I couldn’t bear leaving at the end of the day without putting brush to canvas, so I did a bit more on tokyo olympics 1. the green you see in this photo of the painting is new, and I also attached the 2 canvases with wood stripping on the back, making it easier to hang them as one painting.

tomorrow the septic guys are finally coming to empty the tanks. they still have to locate the studio tank by removing the toilet and inserting some kind of probe. this was an opportunity to replace the very old toilet here in my studio, so we got a spiffy kohler when we were last in denver, & i’m hoping they don’t have any issues installing it.

so I likely won’t get a lot of work done tomorrow, depending on when they finish the job. but, like today, I may get a burst at the very end of the day.

4 rolls of my very favorite portrait linen with 4 coats of priming were delivered last night, from paris, via sennelier in california. and I should be able to get started on the new series of 26x62 inch paintings i’ve been planning, possibly as soon as this weekend! very exciting!

less smoke but still no trail walks / a bit more on 8/8/2021 Tokyo Olympics 1 /August 10, 2021 by Philip Tarlow