12:41 PM: pine peak, 42x42” oil & collage on linen as it looked following this mornings session
12:29 PM: as usual, when i took my first glance at pine peak upon entering my studio this morning, it seemed too busy and too much of an attempt at a realist interpretation of my photo collage of mikela holding a mirror while adjusting her hair.
so when i took it off the wall, my fist instinct was GREY. warm grey. and in that first spurt of energy, i mixed the grey in a plastic container, added some solvent along with my favorite medium neo megilp, and brushed it on, covering much of what i did yesterday. i did leave some small areas, making a new and much more painterly composition. yellow, red and green stripes appeared on 3 of the edges, as well as a green triangle and rectangle of color.
what i learned today was to go with that first burst of energy and then leave it alone. trust it.
still life with refugees, 42x42” as it looked after yesterdays rubbing & scraping
1:43 PM: i’ve been looking on and off at still life with refugees and i’m feeling it may actually be resolved as is, post rubbing and scraping. i’ll keep it up on the wall and see how i feel over the coming days. i may stretch it, now that the new stretcher bars have been delivered, and see ho wit looks stretched.