I had a teacher in art school a long time ago who was really enamoured with painting the light you observed, rather than the objects you perceieved - a single layer of light, rather than outlines and shapes and boundaries.

He was particularly interested in semi-transparent surfaces like windshields, with their partial reflections, painted as a single layer.

I tried that approach here. One thing that I’m struggling with is that my eyesight has degraded pretty significantly - just age-related presbyopia. I have glasses that help somewhat, but it is still an impediment.

It is sobering to discover how much my sketching abilities have atrophied. Still, I liked the feel of this. The iPad is not as visceral as paint, but it is portable and easy.

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