I am meditating on “glance” a painting I made over the weekend. The rectangle in it seems unintegrated, but it felt right at the time, and somehow still does. I am trying to figure out if this is stubborness on my part, or is something else going on? Or is this just a painting that’s meant to lead me other places? I sort of love “glance” despite all its problems. I am walking around humming the theme song to Close Encounters of The Third Kind–doo, doo ,doo, doo dooooooo. Why do I keep returning to the mountain and the rectangle?

Drawing from the last large painting I made, still unresolved.

This playground is perched up on a cliff in Diamond Heights. It was a beautiful day today.

Went to a local community production of Death of A Salesman–it was wonderful! I drew (quickly)as we waited for the performance to begin.

Another 30 x 40. Acrylic and collage on canvas.

30″ x 40″ Acrylic on canvas.

I had a teacher in art school who always made us draw from our paintings. This was made after completing the above painting. Again, it was a good exercise in forward and back…each informs the other. And it’s nice for me to take the pressure off of the daily sketch being a completed work–it’s just another visual attempt to get at something else…

This is yesterday’s composition, altered. I am thinking about the large white rectangle of canvas I have in the basement, and what I want to do on it (to it)?

I sat in my car in the crissy field parking lot while I drew.

Watercolor crayon

Inspired by Liz’s Headlands, I revisited my sketches from Encinitas this summer. I can’t wait to return to the cliffs!

Gouache and watercolor crayon

Couldn’t post this last night as Blogger was under repair or something.

watercolor only.

There is a disastrous under-drawing beneath this collage. Sometimes the road to acceptable takes you on strange detours.

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Acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 inches. As I struggled to resolve certain problem areas I used my sketch book to make a quick color diagram of what was going on. Then I alternated, back and forth between the sketchbook and the canvas–it was a great call and response activity. I am not sure the sketch is successful as a stand alone piece, but I like it as a reminder of what a great tool it was.

Got a whole box of these irresistable mini oranges at Trader Joe’s today. The kids have already demolished about a third of the supply!