the drummer, 37x35” oil on linen as it looked at 2pm today, following considerable work
2:23 PM: i made a total mess of the drummer yesterday, so i cleaned off everything i had done and started fresh, with the painting as it was the last time i worked on it, december 27.
we now see the drummer once again, as well as the full length of the tree branch traversing the composition and the influences from the art of the japanese momyama period. i didn’t touch the skateboarder, who is now surrounded by white. i’m going to sit with it until tomorrow and see how it feels.