ano kato renewed 1, 16×16” oil and oil pastel on linen, as she looked following todays revisions
2:37 PM: i’m in a space where i like choosing older paintings that i feel could be better and painting over them. this one, from my ano kato series, https://www.philiptarlow.com/anokato is now titled ano kato renewed 1. the only part remaining as it was is the figure of a man in a plaid shirt, walking. he is now ensconsed in a multi colored composition of blues, yellows, pinks, blacks and greens, which evoke plant life without actually describing it.
11:55 AM: these are some paintings currently on the long table beneath my north facing windows. they include: 5 recent collages; 1 study of a gorky painting made in 2017 and a study in oil of a vermeer painted in 2016. i’m in a space where i’m taking stock of my work over the years and getting a feel for where i’m at currently.
11:32 AM: i’m no longer using facebook, although i haven’t deleted it yet. it takes up too much of my precious time,
so now i’m gazing at celebration 27 following the modifications i made yesterday. it’s kind of compelling, so i think i’ll move on to something else and see how i feel about it later.