4:05 PM: this is the end of a long painting day. over the past hour or so, i worked on the lower 1/4 of the painting, which i wasn’t satisfied with at all. i think it’s improved , but as usual, i’ll have to wait till the morning to evaluate more accurately. so now, the mountains that the man on the rocks are gazing at are ours: the sangre de christo range. our house & my studio sit in the foothills of this majestic range.
the figure and the rocks he’s seated on are based on the seascape at piso yialia beach, on the island of andros, greece. these are two key elements in my life over the past 4-5 decades. so is that me seated on the big rock outcropping?
man on rocks, sunset as it looked moments ago
2:11 PM: here’s where it’s at now.
12:31 PM: i started a second oil on linen, 21x17”, this one titled man on rocks, sunset. this is a very early stage. more later; stay tuned!
early stage: man on rocks, sunset