pompeiian reverie I after wiping out figures on top
4:41 PM: before leaving the studio, i made some changes to pompeiian reverie I & II. i realized, as i was preparing to walk out the door, that some of the figures weren’t working. so, while the paint was still wet, i wiped them out. it looks kinda messy, but that will change tomorrow. if you scroll down & have a look at these two paintings before i wiped out the figures, you’ll likely see what i mean.
pompeiian reverie II after wiping out figures on top
pompeiian reverie I following today’s modifications
stage 1 of pompeiian reverie II, which i started today
3:02 PM: today, in addition to modifications to 11-1-22 swirling creek; pompeiian reverie and 12-2020 watercolor/collage, i started a new one: pompeiian reverie II which, while containing elements of the earlier version, jumps epochs from the 3rd C. BC to the 2020 tokyo olympic celebration. beneath the naked figures of the pompeiian mosaic are clothed revelers at the celebrations following the 2020 tokyo olympics, which i painted last year in a series of watercolors and oils.
as well today, i made some minor modifications to the area of white on the lower left corner of 11-1-22 swirling creek
11-1-22 swirling creek
12-2020 watercolor/collage
and finally, i modified the left portion of 12-2020 watercolor/collage, to which i made extensive changes yesterday. now, it bears little resemblence to the original 2020 plein air creekscape. but it’s a far better painting now, albeit an abstract one.