kosode & asuita as they looked at the end of the day
2:26 PM: i’m cooked for the day. did quite a bit of work on both paintings. they look like they want to stay together, side by side, forever! speaking of which, you gotta check out this article from the guardian; she really inspires me.
Eileen Kramer on 108 years of extraordinary life: ‘I can dance in the mirror for hours’
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/29/eileen-kramer-life-keeps-me-dancing-book?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
going to town to do some food shopping. lotsa good energy today!! see you tomorrow…
11:49 AM: me first glance this morning let me know that atsuita was way to busy & the colors too strong. i whited over it, then scraped into that with a strip of plywood that has just the right amount of uneveness. and now i’m working back into it, going back and forth between a new one, same size, titled kosode. a kosode is the name of a 17th c. japanese garment with small sleeve openings and floral motifs likely imported from china. kosode is at a very early stage; i started the drawing yesterday but didn’t post.
TRAVEL DRAWINGS
3/7/20 TRAVEL DRAWING IN COLORED PENCIL
this morning before coming over to the studio i adjusted a group of travel drawings. when we were traveling more, i made a lot of them in various coffee shops across southern colorado while waiting for mikela to finish whatever event she was facilitating. i think i may post one every day until i get through them all, or at least the ones i know about. there are a lot more in a studio closet full of old drawing books.