today i took jazz 13 to the next level. some elements of the composition have transformed or disappeared entirely, having been scraped or painted over. there are more varied and vivid colors than in the previous 12 paintings in this series. while some figures reappear, others are new to the jazz series.
in yesterday’s post i had this to say about the bird on the lower right: the creature to the right of the tennis player is actually a bird, believe it or not! it’s from my growing collection of over 200 images of mostly rare birds found throughout the world.
as for the colors, whereas in jazz 12, i thought i had been daring in my departure from the grey, white or blue backgrounds, this one when viewed next to the others, including the most recent jazz 12, absolutely POPS! so there’s a clear progression from the first in the series to what i did today. not that i haven’t employed vivid colors in the past, but they were almost always somewhat muted. at the time, i thought they were positively bold, but that was due to the fact that i was still emerging from my 15 year stay in greece, when soft earth tones were the rule. if you look at all 13 in the grid on my jazz page, you’ll see right away what i’m talking about when i say it POPS! https://www.philiptarlow.com/jazz
so….what next? we’ll see tomorrow!
3 pm: i was perusing a book on matisse over breakfast this morning and came upon these two quotes.
he was not only a great painter; he was a great writer as well, and was able to express complex, timeless thoughts on art with few words. his critique of the early abstract school of painting is as valid today as it was when he wrote it.
