1:39 PM: this is my second day back at work here in my studio since my dental surgery last friday. i’m feeling better, with less pain, so i got in about 4 hours of work on two paintings.
the first, girl with a glass, could now be titled nude girl with a glass, as her garments have dissapeared. not sure if it will stay this way; we’ll see what happens tomorrow. gazing at it from a distance, it seems a little too dark, but from up close, it has very painterly strokes and is appealing.
BELOW: the before & after.
at the same time, i was going back and forth between girl with a glass, and swirling creek II. the modifications i mad eon this one aren’t as radical as the ones i made to girl with a glass, and overall, i think they’re an improvement. but i need to do more, so perhaps i’ll be working on both again tomorrow.
i was able to break up the horizontal branch in the earlier version, which was too dominant and didn’t allow the rest of the composition to sing, by collaging a piece of a gestural reed pen ink drawing. i also broke up the creek water beneath the branch, both in form and color. that did work, but it still needs some adjustment.
