October 19

Oct 18

I have been pondering the word “immediacy” ever since I wrote it down yesterday:

the quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with something, giving rise to a sense of excitement.

To strive for such a feeling requires a strong understanding the “structure” of formal painting-color, form, line, shape, space, texture, and value. My scaffolding is weak.

This residency was postponed from May of 2020 (Covid) and it is clear I have not been exercising my “painting muscle”. The last painting on panel (right) was completed in June, 2022. Instead, I have been playing with poems.

So today, while the wind howled and the rain poured down, I stayed in my studio and worked on small landscape studies to strengthen that muscle.

This one ( right) was the only one that came close to my goal. It’s not even close to the sketch but has some of the energy I am looking for in my work. . I think the wind outside was playing with me.

Listened to Steve Riech Radio on Spotify. ________________________________

Went to Glasgow on Wednesday for a little change in the scenery and to take in museums/galleries. I didn’t see anything that rocked my boat except the entrance door to Edinburgh Gin. I did met some lovely folks along the way. I always do.

-the lady in the post office at the village married a man from Georgia who she met on-line. He lives there in Kilcreggen with her.

-the young mother with her four month old on their way to baby massage class. ?? I love it.

-a young man with the British Navy who marched in the King’s coronation.

I was ready to come back to my cocoon.