1/1/2022 oil at the end of my painting day today.
2:55 PM: I painted most of the day. i’m calling this 1/1/2022 oil for now, since no collaging has yet happened, and may not at all. right now, this has all the markings of a purely painterly piece. brush strokes deftly suggest bathers on the beach, while a few elements of creek-scape appear in the middle of the composition. the beach scene (on an artificial beach,) was inspired by a lithuanian performance piece at the venice biennale, where it won the golden lion award. some of the “bathers” are volunteers, resting inside a piece of art. when I saw the image, I didn’t get it at first. but then when I read the commentary, I found it intriguing, exciting and reflective of the world we now live in. i’ll continue work on this one tomorrow.
11:21 AM: we we awoke this morning, the temperature was -8° F with a wind chill of -18°F. the studio is toasty, thanks to the in-floor heating, which keeps it at about 65°F.
I rearranged the paintings on my south and east facing studio walls to accommodate new work that was sitting on the floor. in the middle on the east wall is the one I started yesterday. i’m about to launch in & will post as the day progresses.
BELOW: the east wall is on the left.
