2 recent paintings currently hanging on the east wall of the studio
the drummer, 35x37” after painting over the pink ground with warm grey.
BELOW: the drummer before and after the shift from pink to grey this morning
1:50 PM: the drummer, 35x37”, had been hanging on my studio wall since i introduced the pink ground, on november 22. today, i glanced at it just as i was starting to work on the next stage of argolid (see yesterday’s post) and suddenly, that pink bugged me!
so i set argolid aside and went into the drummer with the dark warm grey i’ve been favoring lately. the two vertical pinks on the upper left are deliberate, and are in my opinion critical to the entire composition.
there are two dominant figures in this painting: the drummer on the lower left and the jumping skateboarder on the upper right. the familiar figure of the woman with the red shoulder bag has appeared often in recent paintings and, although smaller than the others, is an important compositional element.
my signature and the date have remained on the pink ground, surrounded by grey and now acting as a subtle balance in the overall composition.
my signature and the date remain on the pink ground