day 3 of "Figures from Above II" / by Philip Tarlow

figures from above II, 35x37” as it looked at the end of my painting day today

3:41 PM: figures from above II II is now a very different painting. but what came before, what’s underneath provides the underlying hints of color and form.

i wasn’t satisfied with the painting, and when i walked in this morning, what i saw did have redeeming features, but it was at bottom an attempt to make a next stage figures form above I.

the skateboarder is now the centerpiece. she has appeared in previous paintings, including a couple of goaches on paper.