the acropolis museum II 35x37” oil on linen, as it looked just now, following another round of work
2:19 PM: so after gazing at acropolis museum II for a while, i felt the 4 figures were too deliniated, preventing them from becoming an integrated part of the composition. so i whited over them a bit, then scraped into them and went back in with some blue lines surrounding the figures so that they didn’t fade too much. here’s where it’s at right now; i’ll have to see how i feel about it in the morning.
what i did today makes me wonder if it would be valuable to revisit a few of my recent paintings, such as this one, the drummer, and do something different with that pinkish ground surrounding the figures so that, as with this one, thet are more integrated into the composition as a whole.
i spent part of the day creating a video for the organization for which i’m volunteering, as a coach/mentor for ukranians who want to improve their spoken english. if i’m accepted, i’ll be having zoom sessions with a ukranian multiple times a week. during the period when i lived in greece, i taught/mentored students in spoken/written english, so i have some experience with that. i’ll likely ifnd out in the coming week whether i’ve been accepted as a volunteer.
the drummer, 35x37” oil on linen
11:01 AM: this morning i brought a fresh energy to acropolis museum II. i got to work as soon as my talk with mikela ended; she was driving to her appointments at the high school, 50 minutes away. our tradition as for us to talk as she drives so that, when she arrives, it’s as if no time has passed at all!