11:34 AM: the watercolor/collage i made yesterday afternoon at the creek was asking for more. so, naturally, i followed instructions. i ended up doing quite a bit, including more collage and marks using colored pencils.
i think it has improved; the eye moves more smoothly over the surface and has the newly gained opportunity of creating it’s own composition, transcending the specific parameters of yesterday’s composition; location of rocks, flowing water & branches…i could do more but i’m stopping here for now. perhaps for good.
the collaged bits fulfill their mission of interrupting the predictable, allowing for a more syncopated rhythm. thelonious is not far off. if you half close your eyes and look at the piece, his notes, now soft now resoundingly loud, can be felt.
this is only the second time in my entire history that i’ve taken a plein air painting further in my studio. usually, i consider them fully formed beings, a product of the light & the inspiration of the moment.
BELOW: yesterday’s version, left and today’s
