In late November I started a new series of paintings based on photographs of the sky as day opens or closes, This is the first one, from a reference photo taken some years ago as I stepped out into the driveway to fetch the morning newspaper.
November 2018: Tiny "Fog Rothko" pieces
In 1997-1998 I worked on a series of 24” x 16” paintings under the heading “Pacific,” though in reality I referred to them as my Fog Rothkos. Each day on leaving the house I would look west to Ocean Beach and memorize three colors: sky, fog, water.
When I was deciding on small pieces to make for my Open Studio, the little 5” x 2.5 - 3” Claybord samples I had recalled the dimensions of the Pacific series. These are two of the tiny paintings I made. They were a lot of fun!
October 2018: Open Studio coming up!
I’ll be doing my first Open Studio since moving to Ukiah, on Saturday November 10, from 11 AM to 4 PM. It’s very exciting. There are lots of recent paintings to show, a selection of older landscapes from around the area that many folks have not seen before, and now I’m making a batch of very small decorative pieces. It also means the carpets get cleaned, the house gets cleaned….
