2:03PM: i got an early start this morning, and worked until now on the next stage of in the garden,” which is an oil on linen, 42x15.”
i made quite a few changes and additions, attempting all the while to maintain as much of the white space as possible.
glancing at it from about 20 feet as i type this post, i think it works, although i kind of miss the reds in the previous painting: skateboarder dancing.
there is an increasingly evident influence of japanese 18th c. taoist erotic paintings, as well as some elements of 18th c. landscapes by ike no taiga. the more i study his work, the more i am in awe.
tomorrow i’ll probably start a new one. i’m feeling on a roll.