tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18840489.post4876755897725588848..comments2008-11-07T11:19:00.311-05:00Ariel Churninhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209123401386158660arielchurnin@gmail.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18840489.post-81435730923751775642008-11-05T11:57:00.000-05:002008-11-05T11:57:00.000-05:00I'm thinking of On Kawara ('I got up', and 'I am still alive') and the idea of a daily practice of painting; an idea developed even before Gerhard Richter popularized the phrase with the publication of his (abridged) notebook. The idea of watercolor giving you a run for your money is familiar; but you seem to work best with it when you ignore its liquidity. But such works need to be viewed face to face, as watercolor and such lose much in reproduction/translation.Oxford Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287902246870033654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18840489.post-63739560972290448542008-11-05T11:56:00.000-05:002008-11-05T11:56:00.000-05:00I'm thinking of On Kawara ('I got up', and 'I am still alive') and the idea of a daily practice of painting; an idea developed even before Gerhard Richter popularized the phrase with the publication of his (abridged) notebook. The idea of watercolor giving you a run for your money is familiar; but you seem to work best with it when you ignore its liquidity. But such works need to be viewed face to face, as watercolor and such lose much in reproduction/translation.Oxford Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287902246870033654noreply@blogger.com