mosaic 1 42x35” oil on portrait linen, as it looked at the end of my painting day
2:36 PM: i took mosaic 1 further this afternoon, adding the figure of the guy who is cleaning and restoring the ancient mosaic. it will be interesting to see whether i do my usual scrapeover and this becomes the underpainting. but right now, i’m finding it exciting the way it’s going. and because these paintings are for a greek audience, my mind has shifted in that direction, and so far it seems to be reflected in this new work.
but there’s no way i could have done what i did today without the artfix portrait linen. it’s really a magical surface, the very finest linen there is, and i’m running out! so i’ll have to order more, but it’s very expensive! i may have a way of getting it at a much lower cost….i’ll find out tomorrow.
at work moments ago on mosaic 1
1:06 PM: i begans adding oil colors in this central portion of the composition. it’s kinda cool as is, with the rest of the composition just drawn in. i have about another hour in me; let’s see where it goes from here….
11:20 AM: i tacked a piece of 42x35” artfix portrait linen to my wall and started the drawing for mosaic 1, destined to be the first painting i create for my march, 2023 exhibition at genesis gallery, athens. as you can see, right now it’s inspired by an aerial view of an ancient mosaic being restored.
as always, i have no idea where it will end up, but it’s likely all that will remain of this is a ghost image beneath other compositions layered on top.