#8157 #8283 Today I kept working on #8157 and #8283-both of which have changed into very different paintings than the way they started. One thing that I find difficult is putting marks on a painting when I know that they are not right. But the very act of being...

#8157 #8165 Heard the poet Billy Collins last night. Wonderful…he left me with the feeling that having no plan or direction might just be viable. He described the importance of writing about nothing in particular- a found chess piece, a bit of string or maybe a hippo....

“Spring Rain” 48″ x 96″ #8296 I spent the first part of the week painting another painting from this one pictured here–This is a diptych-2- 48″ x 48″ panels that hang together. Another “Weave Painting”. In a way it has been easy but it has also allowed me to see more...

“Madrone” 70″ x 90″ #8269 I drive by these water tanks all the time out here in West Marin. I finally took some pictures and it’s amazing how similar they are to some of the recent “Weave” paintings I have been making. Nature has corroded and weathered these surfaces...

Re Re painted today......

8300 “Oak and Bay” 70″x 63″ Finished 8300. Kept it more raw and direct. These colors are also more subdued for me but they actually feel richer than a lot of my other work.

I drastically changed the paintings today. It was beginning to feel tiring-when I feel as though no part of the painting can't be worked on then the whole painting begins to look more cohesive. All parts are considered. Took me all week to really let go and risk. 

#8300 #8157 #8283 Introduced these roundish shapes on #8300. Not sure I like it. Worked awhile on this and it might have gotten worse. Can’t really see it clearly yet. Moved on to the “Sand Shapes”-#8157 re do and #8283, the 36″ square-tried to paint as loose and as...

#8300 Went back to #8300 from last Wednesday. This time I started by drawing lines on top of the existing composition. Starting a secondary conversation--quiet but seems to take the eye around in contrast to the extreme vertical composition of the shapes. Soft Curves...

#8165 #8283 Started back into the two small paintings-#8165 and #8283 from last Wednesday. Trying to paint every mark while being cognizant of the whole. Trying to stay as loose as possible. The last hour it went better.