celebration 19 early morning modification / afternoon adjustment / by Philip Tarlow

celebration 19, 20x38” as she looked following my early afternoon adjustments to the figure with checkered shorts

1:57 PM: once i got settled back into my studio, i made another adjustment to thecentral figure at the top of the composition, giving her a light green blouse, making a slight adjustment to the space between her legs and slimming down her left leg.

celebration 19 following my early morning scrape of the bare breasts

9:39 AM: i went to my studio at 9am to take out the trash. when i cast a glance at celebration 19, the bare breasts of the female figure in the upper senter of the composition grabbed my attention to the detriment of the rest of the painting. sice they were freshly painted, i just grabbed a palette knife and scraped over them. when i get to the studio later this morning, i’ll see what else i might do…