further work on skateboarding girl / study of a matisse i made on 1/12/24 / by Philip Tarlow

SKATEBOARDING GIRL 42x42” following the tweaks i just made to the girl’s previously bare breasts

1:51 PM: her bare breasts were drawing my attention to the detriment of the composition as a whole, so i covered them with her dress, which has made a big difference. i think it may be close to resolution now.

skateboarding girl. 42x42” as she looked following the changes i just made

10:18 AM: i knew where i wanted to go with skateboarding girl last night, so as soon as i entered the studio i got straight to work without having breakfast. i’m on a break now and we’re going tpo take a walk up the trail while it’s still cool, so i’ll post more when we’re back.

STUDY OF A MATISSE PAINTING I MADE ON 1/12/24

7:33 am: matisse is one of the masters i study. sometimes in order to learn more i make little studies like this one, from january 12 of this year.

today i’m asking myself: what can i learn form this that i can apply to the painting i’m currently working on: skateboarding girl?