jazz 7 37x35”/94x89cm. as it looked moments ago, at the end of my painting day today
3:56 PM: i did more work on jazz 7, which may reflect my experiece this morning with the diebenkorn book.
a second figure was introduced, of a guy seen from above looking at his phone. it’s the same guy you see in the previous jazz 6. the composition may need more going on in the lower portion; we’ll see tomorrow.
9:53 am: today is my birthday. this morning while having my breakfast, i was perusing richard diebenkorn, the ocean park series. below is a quote from diebenkorn himself
there is no main subject, or center of attention. the composiotn itself is the center of attention, constantly drawing the eye away from the center and towards the edges, and back. what might be perceived as a rigid geometrical frame is, when explored carefully, an ever changing, often smudged & blurred reality.
it’s hard to put my finger on what it is exactly the attracts me to diebenkorn’s work, particularly this series. but, as happens with other artists at the top of my list, i resonate with his process; in this case particularly with his compositional sensibility.
in my current phase of self discovery, it helps to have such a guide. and this quote may be the little push i needed to move to a larger scale, which may happen soon.
jazz 5 on may 9 at 3:30 pm. the painting has changed dramatically since then, but i think you can see how & why my process has been influenced by the work of diebenkorn, as well as matisse.