As posted a few days ago, I went to San Francisco on Friday. I had a couple of plans while there: taking pictures of a model in a cafe situation, get some oil paint and trade some books at Moe’s—I ended up making a little money (about gas money) because I only got 2 books (I got rid of some Derrida and got some Michel Foucault and Kenneth Koch). I felt pretty productive as I easily navigated all the tasks. I also figured out how I am going to make the gas station models that will become oil paintings. Basically keeping everything as simple as possible. While it is fun to make semi-accurate models, ultimately it is better to leave everything as blocks.
I also went to see a show of Gordon Cook’s (1927-1985) at George Krevsky. It was pretty nice. There were a few watercolors and a pencil drawing that were a little different than the work I was familiar with, which I found interesting. I took them for what they were and don’t know where they fit into his oeuvre.