29 July 2010

in/out

[THURSDAY 29 JULY 2010]
Today I will werk on the blue drip. There has been some saggage overnight. I pull out all the staples at each end and pull the canvas taut and re-staple. That's better...

I spend a lot of time werking away at the background - too much red, not enough darkness... too much blackness, not enough red. I add some Phthalo Blue at the edge of the neon glow, then blend it out into the black...

I take the painting outside to view in the daylight, then back up into the loft for more werk. Then back outside, then up the ladder again... repeat a few times...

I leave it looking like this:

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