starting work on 5-1-22 oil/collage / by Philip Tarlow

5/1/22 oil/collage stage 2

3:52 PM: I continued work on 5/1/22 oil/collage,which is now in stage 2. the drawing of the interior of space gallery from above, where i’m currently showing new work, has been flipped 360°. some oil colors have been introduced, and a checkerboard pattern has shown up (again) behind the two sketched in figures. lots of blotting and scraping but so far no collaging.

5/1/22 oil/collage (the best space) stage 1

1:53PM: here’s 5/1/22 oil/collage stage 1 and my morning drawing, stages 1, 2, 3 and 4.

11:22 AM: well, as I said yesterday, I still have no idea what will happen on this new canvas I tacked to my east facing studio wall, but i’m getting some inklings, many of which came to me in the shower this morning. I started my day with a quick drawing of some plastic containers in a box under my studio kitchen sink. lets see where it goes from here; i’ll post once I Strat making marks on this pristine white surface.