12:25 PM: i was in a mood this morning. i grabbed celebration VII, which i had considered complete, and collaged a few pieces of paper i had drawn on for the purpose, as well as a piece of map.
the reason i say letting go” in the title of today’s blog post is that i had to enter unknown territory when i began collaging and painting over areas i had worked many hours creating. in the end, you have to sacrifice prized details and passages like that for the sake of the whole. so i let my brush take the lead, and simply followed where it was taking me, irrespective of whether i was painting over precious details.
there’s no road map for where i went. no process i could repeat. the result set me on my heels.
BELOW: celebration VII before (left) and after todays work
1:55 PM: on february 2, i had whited over the entire celebration IV, which i then painted over with some loose sketchy figures. just now i decided to go back into it. at the moment it may seem like a bit of a mess, but i’ll take it further on tuesday, since i won’t be in the studio tomorrow.
BELOW: celebration IV before (left) and after todays modifications
