when i entered the studio this morning & cast my First Glance at jazz 9, it seemed resolved. that was the end of my plan to paint over most of it, as i’ve done with previous paintings in this series. gotta go with your gut!
11:40 AM: this morning i unexpectedly reworked the sky in this 2022 oil titled climbing figure, piso yialia.
the rework involved the sky, which originally showed a sunset. with my current aesthetic sensibility, there was way too much going on, taking away from the rocks and from the figure itself.here in my studio it now reads much better from a distance of about 20 feet.
for those visitors who are andriots or familiar with andros, you will recognize that this guy is climbing over the rocks separating piso yialia from bros yialia. piso, at least when i was last there, was a more deserted beach, where a lot of the time you might be the only one there. there was a clear view of the capitol, chora, and usually a delightful cool breeze, even in the mid-summer heat.
jazz 9 completed, as it looked at the end of my paniting day yesterday.
climbing figure, piso yialia 12x17”/43x53 cm. 2022-23