celebration V, 14x18”, oil on linen, as it looked at the end of day 1
2:09 PM: this afternoon i started the fifth in my celebration series, which is 14x18”, like the others. it contains 4 of my cast of characters thus far, as well as a cactus blossom i photographed near my studio 3-4 years ago. these blossoms, by the way, only last for a few days. as usual, i had to wait a few hours before getting my groove. but i didn’t waste my time, and made some ginger-tumeric tea which, if you aren’t familiar with it, has many health benefits as well as being delicious. i used fresh ginger & tumeric root, purchased yesterday at elephant cloud in crestone.
5 paintings done since january 16th
11:17 AM: the purpose of this post is twofold: to remind/show you what i’ve been working on since january 16, 2024 and for me to evaluate it and get a sense of next moves.