2:50 PM: i started a new one today, which has the same dimensions as the last 3 or so: 15 1/2 x 37 1/4” (which comes out to even numbers in centimeters, which is what genesis gallery in athens will use to order the stretcher bars.
once again, this one contains elements of previous paintings in this ever growing series but, as you’ll see, has a flavor, thus far, all it’s own. before going to sleep every night, i’m reading a biography of thelonious monk. increasingly, i feel his music and piano playing; his moods, entering the picture space. if you’re familiar with his music, you may get what i’m saying. unexpected, unlikely combinations of rhythms, notes & pauses play a bigger and bigger ole in this series of paintings. so, when i make the 10 minute drive into town to go food shopping, which i’m about to do, i play monk and enter his dream space.
i’ll pick up where i left off tomorrow morning. gotta stop early tomorrow to attend a meeting of a group i just joined which is devoted to protect our greenbelts and assure that any fire mitigation done in these areas takes into account ecological and recreational values.
seeya tomorrow!