ABOVE: handstand before and after the heavenly green light on his trousers
handstand, 72x28” after introducing the heavenly light green
3:26 PM: somehow creating that blue floor this morning inspired me to do more. the changes are mostly to the juggler, whose face is now more defined and whose red jacket & green trousers have lightened. i especially like what happened with his trousers. that green, especially when you see it in person, is heavenly. have you ever seen me say that a passage in one of my paintings is heavenly? well, you just heard it. heavenly, i tell you. good enough to eat!
BELOW: handstand before & after the introduction of the blue floor
2:22 PM: the red background seemed like too much when i gazed at handstand this morning upon entering my studio. i went back & looked at the photos i had been using & saw that, on one of the photos that included the juggler, there was a blue band across the bottom of the image. i liked the idea of introducing a light blue as a way of breaking up all that pinkish red, and as a compliment to it.