4 December 2012
Where should I put the horizon line?
25 December 2012
Should I include the frame in the painting,as in « the simplets » of 1978?
Should I paint over the frame? It will look messy. I remember the coloring instructions: ‘do not go outside the lines’.
Today, I like Talens light green by Rembrandt. I’m adding a hint of Fragonard cadmium yellow medium, just like for the chair and the double curtain in ‘Viaduct’.
I’m looking for a double meaning.
I’m exploring this with Photoshop.
30 December 2012
Two friends in front of the disused asbestos factory of Nonza in Cap Corse.
14 February 2013
The sea like a skin, calm and vibrant.
New title for the painting: « Nonza factory«
Getting closer to « Wheatfield with Crows », 1890, by Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890).
New title: « Cliff with seagulls« .
I am looking for the complementary color of Talens light green; I mix it using Talens deep pink and titanium white.
I paint the pink and wait a few weeks for it to dry.
5 December 2013
I decide to give up on finishing « Viaduct ».
New meanings and new titles: « Ocean Liner in the Storm » and « UFO Crash in the Pacific Ocean ».
17 July 2013
I paint four seagulls.
New meaning and new title: « There is No Smoke Without Fire ».
End of August 2013
I think this painting represents my daughter’s departure. And two seagulls fluttering along the cliff… her parents?
The painting is positioned at an angle. The horizon line is stronger than the frame.