5:29 pm: i wiped out coolj; it was too much like the other one with llcoolj. i’ll pickit up again on wednesday, when i’m back in the studio.
2:08 PM: I began work on 1/8/2022 polyptych, canvas 9 this morning, and took photos of 4 stages of development, BELOW.
as you will notice, collage was applied in the very first stage, albeit sparingly. i’m becoming more relaxed about where I stop, and less apt to say “I should have stopped at….” well, I didn’t. this suite of 12 paintings, of which this is #9, has gained an identity. unexpected and unplanned, of course.
this morning I gave a telephone interview to a reporter from the greek newspaper ta nea, about my memories of the greek painter, fassianos, who died yesterday at age 87. I had good things to say about his work, but left out this part, which is in a message I sent Dimitri:
“I like much of his work, but when you go down that path of repeating the same imagery over and over, you better be damned good. Otherwise, it’s predictable. I said good things about him in my interview, all of which I believe, but right now, looking at a page of his work on Google, it doesn’t sweep me away. It doesn’t Move me. I have high standards, so while I think he uses the picture space wisely, has a good coloristic sense & makes beautiful marks, that’s simply not enough for me. Personally, I think Stefanou is a better painter, conveys more feeling in his work.”
9:55 AM: looks like a mess, but it’s working for me….
one of my two tables on wheels with some of my materials