3:34 PM: today i returned to the two 72x28” paintings on grey tinted linen, inspired by the 2020 tokyo olympics and the celebration following that event.
yesterday i made major modifications to handstand, which was orginally painted back in june. i painted over the dominant grey with a rose/pink, which really transformed the painting big time, for the better i think. today i went back into it, working mostly on the hands and forearms of the female acrobat doing the handstand.
my focus on the drummer was the blue area between him and his drum, adding oval areas of lighter blue which mirror the darker oval shapes in the blue on the upper left of the composition.
as well, i added sime white highlights to the upper part of his garment, as well as flesh toned highlights on his exposed foot and his face.
BELOW: tokyo drummer and handstand before (left) and after today’s tweaks
