1:53 PM: following the changes i made to recent paintings over the past week, today it was the turn of handstand. i’ve been gazing at it every day where it hangs, on the south wall of my studio. ti was painted on a linen canvas over which i had applied a dark grey ground at least 10 years ago. since then, it’s been sitting in my studio loft, where i discovered it back in june. i made two tall, narrow paintings and this is one of them. until today, the grey ground was very visible, and i began feeling it was detracting from the two figures of the acrobat doing a handstand and the juggler in the red jacket. they are both inspired by the celebratory events immediately following the 2020 tokyo olympics.
in a little while mikela and i have to attend a meeting about preserving the land here in crestone/baca, so i’ll continue this post later or tomorrow morning. until then, have a look at the before & after photos BELOW and see what you think.
