3:46 PM: i continued work on skateboarder 1, which may be complete, and started skateboarder 2, a guy with a red shirt & cap & a red striped skateboard. i like them both…i’ll know better in the morning.ing
it’s interesting going from painting in oil to gouache. especially since, in my evolving style of working in oil, i routinely scrape just painted passages or white over them and then paint into the ghost image.
all of a sudden, i have to stay with the brush marks i make. going over something you’ve painted in gouache is not advisable and, as with watercolor, the marks you make are permanant.
on the other hand, it’s always good to switch it up, whatever you’re doing: cooking, reading, making love or just walking up the trail. i’m using different parts of my brain when i switch mediums as i did today, and that too is beneficial.
plus, i’m noticing things about skateboarders i never knew or paid attention to. one could say this is about as close as we can get to flying. i love how their arms create balance, and how every part of the body is engaged. it could be perceived as a form of dance.
skateboarder 1 16x6” gouache on paper
skateboarder 2 16x6” gouache on paper