It’s one of those days that i’m in love with everything and most everyone.
It’s so beautiful today, and even though the stranger in the park was yelling about how global warming is real & we will all be goners come summer, i’m enjoying it very much. we had a picnic with the kids and knoxy made vegan mac and cheese (which was better than you think) and broccoli and carrots, and we drank orange juice over the orange tablecloth i set up on the concrete table. then while the kids attacked the playground, knox and I talked about little plans, like what we want to do for valentine’s day. (french food, the mountains.) and so, it’s been nice. i’m in the studio now, still feeling very warm from our time outside.
today i am going to make significant headway on 2 paintings and finish a third, so by thursday, there will be a triptych. . no matter what. my feet are bare and the concrete under them is chilly. my glass pallet is really beautiful, i finally got a new razor blade so it’s properly clean.
last night i had the first session with my new model, and it was so different- clumsy – to try and paint flesh, not about emotions, nor really about gesture, just painting from observation. when i was finished, i thought about eric fischl’s work, how he really paints naked people and not nudes. I wonder if i’ll be able to do that when i’m more skilled.
but for now i do my best.
