man on rocks, 21x17” oil on portrait linen
2:13 PM: i had a rocky start to the day, when i thought i had lost my wallet. after frantically searching the house & studio, i found it on the cement floor beside the studio bathroom toilet, where it had dropped yesterday afternoon. i was so shaken up that i didn’t think i could paint. but man on rocks drew me back in & before you know it, i was at work, making some significant simplifications and modifications, for the better i believe.
included in my modifications are the sea, the sky and the rocks. the only thing left is the figure, which i didn’t touch. although the paint is still wet, i plan on taking it back to the house, which is always the acid test of whether a new painting is resolved.
this is the first of 12 new paintings, all 21x17,” which will be included in my march exhibition at genesis gallery, athens.
BELOW: yesterday’s stage on the left, and today’s.
