{"year":{"title":"2017","slug":"2017","images":[{"month":1,"day":1,"year":2017,"dateslug":"01-01","published":"2017-01-01","transcript":"I love being at the studio with no one in the building. My show at Cohan has gotten such a satisfying response from people whose opinion matters to me. I meant to keep working on these stain paintings (which I will), but my studio is in a chaos of skin paintings and other directions, which actually feels good. And meditation, maybe, is starting to break through to something else in preparation for Twentyninepalms in a few weeks.","signoff":"1\/1\/17 2 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1907,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI love being at the studio with no one in the building. My show at Cohan has gotten such a satisfying response from people whose opinion matters to me. I meant to keep working on these stain paintings (which I will), but my studio is in a chaos of skin paintings and other directions, which actually feels good. And meditation, maybe, is starting to break through to something else in preparation for Twentyninepalms in a few weeks.\n\n1\/1\/17 2 p.m.\nGowanus","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/6e023a3fee-1663089016\/bk17-sunday010117-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/6e023a3fee-1663089016\/bk17_sunday010117.jpg"},{"month":1,"day":8,"year":2017,"dateslug":"01-08","published":"2017-01-08","transcript":"Lisa and I had a really serious talk while walking in the snow. I think it was a good step towards warming the chill in our relationship over the past months. Now, Ella and I are in my studio having a productive meeting as well. We agree it\u2019s not great to lead a life following money.","signoff":"1\/8\/17 4:15 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1905,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cLisa and I had a really serious talk while walking in the snow. I think it was a good step towards warming the chill in our relationship over the past months. Now, Ella and I are in my studio having a productive meeting as well. We agree it\u2019s not great to lead a life following money.\n\n1\/8\/17 4:15 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/21d55c59bd-1663089082\/bk17-sunday010817-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/21d55c59bd-1663089082\/bk17_sunday010817.jpg"},{"month":1,"day":15,"year":2017,"dateslug":"01-15","published":"2017-01-15","transcript":"Today has been a whirlwind. First, got rid of my fish tank after so many years. Then got stuck on the subway for an hour and was so late for a presentation to Yale people at JCG. Then lunch with Amy, Andrew, Bill, Dana and Ellen at Nam Son. It was a joy to see all of them.","signoff":"1\/15\/17 3:30
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1930,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cToday has been a whirlwind. First, got rid of my fish tank after so many years. Then got stuck on the subway for an hour and was so late for a presentation to Yale people at JCG. Then lunch with Amy, Andrew, Bill, Dana and Ellen at Nam Son. It was a joy to see all of them.\n\n1\/15\/17 3:30\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/443ab356c4-1663089130\/bk17-sunday011517-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/443ab356c4-1663089130\/bk17_sunday011517.jpg"},{"month":1,"day":22,"year":2017,"dateslug":"01-22","published":"2017-01-22","transcript":"Hard to believe but Trump is actually POTUS. Yesterday, millions of people worldwide protested the fact. I flew to L.A. yesterday to escape. Staying at Victoria and Matt and used Matt\u2019s paints to make this on a rainy winter morning.","signoff":"1\/22\/17 9:30 a.m.
\nNorth Hollywood","dimensions":{"height":1913,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cHard to believe but Trump is actually POTUS. Yesterday, millions of people worldwide protested the fact. I flew to L.A. yesterday to escape. Staying at Victoria and Matt and used Matt\u2019s paints to make this on a rainy winter morning.\n\n1\/22\/17 9:30 a.m.\nNorth Hollywood\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/f3cf378a54-1663089183\/bk17-sunday012217-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/f3cf378a54-1663089183\/bk17_sunday012217.jpg"},{"month":1,"day":29,"year":2017,"dateslug":"01-29","published":"2017-01-29","transcript":"Yesterday I was inexplicably so sad until I was told that Lisa replied to my email with \u201cAll is well.\u201d I am trying not to be distracted by grandiose plans such as deciding to go to medical school, but this morning, walking with my glasses off, I was struck by the idea of writing a book.","signoff":"1\/29\/17 11:00 a.m.
\nTwentynine Palms, CA","dimensions":{"height":1978,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cYesterday I was inexplicably so sad until I was told that Lisa replied to my email with \u201cAll is well.\u201d I am trying not to be distracted by grandiose plans such as deciding to go to medical school, but this morning, walking with my glasses off, I was struck by the idea of writing a book. \n\n1\/29\/17 11:00 a.m.\nTwentynine Palms, CA\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/67a5d6263d-1663089232\/bk17-sunday012917-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/67a5d6263d-1663089232\/bk17_sunday012917.jpg"},{"month":2,"day":5,"year":2017,"dateslug":"02-05","published":"2017-02-05","transcript":"It\u2019s starting to drizzle. Just got back from ten days of silence near Joshua Tree. I never managed to completely let go. Trumpworld kept sneaking back in. I think I need to shut off the news entirely.","signoff":"2\/5\/17 3:30 p.m.
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":1929,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s starting to drizzle. Just got back from ten days of silence near Joshua Tree. I never managed to completely let go. Trumpworld kept sneaking back in. I think I need to shut off the news entirely.\n\n2\/5\/17 3:30 p.m.\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/8d5d00cf45-1663089281\/bk17-sunday020517-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/8d5d00cf45-1663089281\/bk17_sunday020517.jpg"},{"month":2,"day":12,"year":2017,"dateslug":"02-12","published":"2017-02-12","transcript":"Last night Victoria and Matt got a babysitter and we met Ella in Atwater Village for yummy Vietnamese food. Ella drove from Claremont at night by herself! Today we might go to see Jimmie Durham\u2019s work at the Hammer, and I hope to meet up with Aaron. I am so happy that Yale decided to rid of John C. Calhoun\u2019s name. I hope it\u2019s the first correction of many in these tumultuous times.","signoff":"2\/12\/17 8:00 a.m.
\nNorth Hollywood","dimensions":{"height":1937,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cLast night Victoria and Matt got a babysitter and we met Ella in Atwater Village for yummy Vietnamese food. Ella drove from Claremont at night by herself! Today we might go to see Jimmie Durham\u2019s work at the Hammer, and I hope to meet up with Aaron. I am so happy that Yale decided to rid of John C. Calhoun\u2019s name. I hope it\u2019s the first correction of many in these tumultuous times.\n\n2\/12\/17 8:00 a.m.\nNorth Hollywood\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/63ab81dbd5-1663089327\/bk17-sunday021217-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/63ab81dbd5-1663089327\/bk17_sunday021217.jpg"},{"month":2,"day":20,"year":2017,"dateslug":"02-20","published":"2017-02-20","transcript":"I promised Ella I\u2019d go to the beach again before leaving, but I don\u2019t think I\u2019m going to make it. Dad and I went to the Jacuzzi, and I still have to pack. When I come back here, I have to have a space of my own. I can\u2019t stand to listen to t.v. news all day.","signoff":"2\/20\/17 6:00 p.m.
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":1667,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI promised Ella I\u2019d go to the beach again before leaving, but I don\u2019t think I\u2019m going to make it. Dad and I went to the Jacuzzi, and I still have to pack. When I come back here, I have to have a space of my own. I can\u2019t stand to listen to t.v. news all day.\n\n2\/20\/17 6:00 p.m.\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/5dc041346f-1663089371\/bk17-sunday022017-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/5dc041346f-1663089371\/bk17_sunday022017.jpg"},{"month":2,"day":26,"year":2017,"dateslug":"02-26","published":"2017-02-26","transcript":"Was just talking to Janine about Emmett moving in with them. Everything comes full circle. My studio is such a mess. I wonder if it\u2019s fair to ask two interns to clean it up with me. Lisa and I were blown away last night by an Iranian film called The Salesman.","signoff":"2\/26\/17 3:00 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1926,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cWas just talking to Janine about Emmett moving in with them. Everything comes full circle. My studio is such a mess. I wonder if it\u2019s fair to ask two interns to clean it up with me. Lisa and I were blown away last night by an Iranian film called The Salesman.\n\n2\/26\/17 3:00 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/9a323caa36-1663089425\/bk17-sunday022617-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/9a323caa36-1663089425\/bk17_sunday022617.jpg"},{"month":3,"day":5,"year":2017,"dateslug":"03-05","published":"2017-03-05","transcript":"It\u2019s Adam\u2019s first birthday tomorrow. I remember very well 364 days ago driving up here and taking the train back with Dad. Ella\u2019s here for Adam\u2019s party + here soccer game against UCLA, maybe the last time I get to see her run down the field with real referees. Ella told me the incredibly sad news that a school mate died last night. Life brings such highs and lows, sometimes at the same time.","signoff":"3\/5\/17 9:15 a.m.
\nNorth Hollywood","dimensions":{"height":1934,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s Adam\u2019s first birthday tomorrow. I remember very well 364 days ago driving up here and taking the train back with Dad. Ella\u2019s here for Adam\u2019s party + here soccer game against UCLA, maybe the last time I get to see her run down the field with real referees. Ella told me the incredibly sad news that a school mate died last night. Life brings such highs and lows, sometimes at the same time.\n\n3\/5\/17 9:15 a.m.\nNorth Hollywood\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/76a21e274b-1663089496\/bk17-sunday030517-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/76a21e274b-1663089496\/bk17_sunday030517.jpg"},{"month":3,"day":12,"year":2017,"dateslug":"03-12","published":"2017-03-12","transcript":"My studio always gets clogged up to where I can\u2019t even think straight. There are too many things going on right now. I need to prioritize what will get me working most efficiently. Last night at dinner, I mostly talked with Basel, who seemed really tired. I want to start writing about color. I have a feeling good things will come from that.","signoff":"3\/12\/17 3:15 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1929,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cMy studio always gets clogged up to where I can\u2019t even think straight. There are too many things going on right now. I need to prioritize what will get me working most efficiently. Last night at dinner, I mostly talked with Basel, who seemed really tired. I want to start writing about color. I have a feeling good things will come from that.\n\n3\/12\/17 3:15 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/f24f46a9a7-1663089549\/bk17-sunday031217-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/f24f46a9a7-1663089549\/bk17_sunday031217.jpg"},{"month":3,"day":18,"year":2017,"dateslug":"03-18","published":"2017-03-18","transcript":"I am so happy to be in the bright hot sun. Time seems slow here, but maybe because it is a holiday weekend, or maybe it\u2019s the stillness of this house, or, perhaps, I have been living in New York too long. Lisa and i have only been here an hour, but we are headed to see some Diego murals downtown, where Manola suggested. I am sitting next to a thriving basil plant in bloom.","signoff":"3\/18\/17 11:45 a.m.
\nRoma Norte, D.F.","dimensions":{"height":1950,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI am so happy to be in the bright hot sun. Time seems slow here, but maybe because it is a holiday weekend, or maybe it\u2019s the stillness of this house, or, perhaps, I have been living in New York too long. Lisa and i have only been here an hour, but we are headed to see some Diego murals downtown, where Manola suggested. I am sitting next to a thriving basil plant in bloom.\n\n3\/18\/17 11:45 a.m.\nRoma Norte, D.F.\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/af106aaadb-1663089606\/bk17-sunday031817-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/af106aaadb-1663089606\/bk17_sunday031817.jpg"},{"month":3,"day":25,"year":2017,"dateslug":"03-25","published":"2017-03-25","transcript":"My back became very stiff last night. Lisa thinks the heavy bag of gifts from the Ciudadela market might have caused it. Usually, we can never find good gifts, except for ourselves. We have fallen hard for this city. This is our last day and we are off to find a Noguchi mural.","signoff":"3\/25\/17 8:30 a.m.
\nRoma Norte, Ciudad Mexico","dimensions":{"height":2823,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cMy back became very stiff last night. Lisa thinks the heavy bag of gifts from the Ciudadela market might have caused it. Usually, we can never find good gifts, except for ourselves. We have fallen hard for this city. This is our last day and we are off to find a Noguchi mural.\n\n3\/25\/17 8:30 a.m.\nRoma Norte, Ciudad Mexico\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/69354c517c-1663089662\/bk17-sunday032517-blurry-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/69354c517c-1663089662\/bk17_sunday032517_blurry.jpg"},{"month":4,"day":2,"year":2017,"dateslug":"04-02","published":"2017-04-02","transcript":"Suzanne McClelland, Erica Baum and I just got back from Suzanne\u2019s excellent retrospective at the Aldrich. Today is the first day in NYC that doesn\u2019t feel like winter, which reinforces the desire to go to CA next winter, and Mexico! Last Thursday at 5 p.m. Addee found out she got into Yale!
\np.s. Yona Backer had a dream that I wrote a book.","signoff":"4\/2\/17 4:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1950,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cSuzanne McClelland, Erica Baum and I just got back from Suzanne\u2019s excellent retrospective at the Aldrich. Today is the first day in NYC that doesn\u2019t feel like winter, which reinforces the desire to go to CA next winter, and Mexico! Last Thursday at 5 p.m. Addee found out she got into Yale!\np.s. Yona Backer had a dream that I wrote a book. \n\n4\/2\/17 4:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/828f81de7e-1663090389\/bk17-sunday040217-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/828f81de7e-1663090389\/bk17_sunday040217.jpg"},{"month":4,"day":9,"year":2017,"dateslug":"04-09","published":"2017-04-09","transcript":"Addee\u2019s on her way over to get an interview with Kandace V. Simmons, my PDC colleague, and, like Addee, a Poly Prep\/Yalie. Last night Addee\u2019s old pal Violet came over for dinner along with Julianne, Ken, Dave, Daniel, Susanna. Janine and Paul stopped by at the end. I\u2019m trying to wrap up all these skin paintings for the National Gallery, and I\u2019m feeling really shitty about Trump. Some people liken him to FDR. What?","signoff":"4\/9\/17 12:45 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1970,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cAddee\u2019s on her way over to get an interview with Kandace V. Simmons, my PDC colleague, and, like Addee, a Poly Prep\/Yalie. Last night Addee\u2019s old pal Violet came over for dinner along with Julianne, Ken, Dave, Daniel, Susanna. Janine and Paul stopped by at the end. I\u2019m trying to wrap up all these skin paintings for the National Gallery, and I\u2019m feeling really shitty about Trump. Some people liken him to FDR. What?\n\n4\/9\/17 12:45 p.m.\nGowanus","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/5d493e6f23-1663090529\/bk17-sunday040917-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/5d493e6f23-1663090529\/bk17_sunday040917.jpg"},{"month":4,"day":16,"year":2017,"dateslug":"04-16","published":"2017-04-16","transcript":"OMG, as the kids say, I found a new paint that\u2019s going to make these paintings better. Does it really take sixteen years to develop a good technique? I\u2019m headed to see if I need to redo Zach\u2019s skin color, which amounts to a kind of racial profiling on my part.","signoff":"4\/16\/17 2 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1897,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cOMG, as the kids say, I found a new paint that\u2019s going to make these paintings better. Does it really take sixteen years to develop a good technique? I\u2019m headed to see if I need to redo Zach\u2019s skin color, which amounts to a kind of racial profiling on my part.\n\n4\/16\/17 2 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/ac4436bc59-1663090579\/bk17-sunday041617-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/ac4436bc59-1663090579\/bk17_sunday041617.jpg"},{"month":4,"day":23,"year":2017,"dateslug":"04-23","published":"2017-04-23","transcript":"Just ran into Oliver in the lobby here. He said there\u2019s a way to track every flight in the air right now on your phone. Yoonjung leaves for Seoul tonight. I hope she\u2019ll be able to come back. This morning she taught Addee some Photoshop, so we can properly document these paintings.","signoff":"4\/23\/17 4:00 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1934,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cJust ran into Oliver in the lobby here. He said there\u2019s a way to track every flight in the air right now on your phone. Yoonjung leaves for Seoul tonight. I hope she\u2019ll be able to come back. This morning she taught Addee some Photoshop, so we can properly document these paintings. \n\n4\/23\/17 4:00 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/4a25da7632-1663090643\/bk17-sunday042317-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/4a25da7632-1663090643\/bk17_sunday042317.jpg"},{"month":4,"day":30,"year":2017,"dateslug":"04-30","published":"2017-04-30","transcript":"Today is Ella\u2019s last organized soccer game. It must be heartbreaking and bittersweet, especially since she found Claremont F.C. And it\u2019s the end of an era for me in the sense that so many of these paintings mentioned her exploits on the field. From now on her focus will be on ocean science. So many aspects of our lives are changing. It's time for me to concentrate simply on making a good painting, and, increasingly, to begin to write.","signoff":"4\/30\/17 2:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1958,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cToday is Ella\u2019s last organized soccer game. It must be heartbreaking and bittersweet, especially since she found Claremont F.C. And it\u2019s the end of an era for me in the sense that so many of these paintings mentioned her exploits on the field. From now on her focus will be on ocean science. So many aspects of our lives are changing. It's time for me to concentrate simply on making a good painting, and, increasingly, to begin to write.\n\n4\/30\/17 2:30 p.m.\nGowanus","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/8a3cbb4246-1663090712\/bk17-sunday043017-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/8a3cbb4246-1663090712\/bk17_sunday043017.jpg"},{"month":5,"day":7,"year":2017,"dateslug":"05-07","published":"2017-05-07","transcript":"This morning Lisa and I transformed the backyard into a new kind of garden, possibly one for food. Then I met Christine, Kelly, Paul, Able and Castle at the Jewish Museum for Florine Stettheimer. Now, Rochelle\u2019s retirement party.","signoff":"5\/7\/17 6:00 p.m.
\nNew Haven","dimensions":{"height":1953,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cThis morning Lisa and I transformed the backyard into a new kind of garden, possibly one for food. Then I met Christine, Kelly, Paul, Able and Castle at the Jewish Museum for Florine Stettheimer. Now, Rochelle\u2019s retirement party.\n\n5\/7\/17 6:00 p.m.\nNew Haven\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/e06147660d-1663257461\/bk17-sunday050717-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/e06147660d-1663257461\/bk17_sunday050717.jpg"},{"month":5,"day":14,"year":2017,"dateslug":"05-14","published":"2017-05-14","transcript":"Ella graduated from Scripps College yesterday. Our whole family including grandparents attended. We are all so proud of her. Heading out now from Piko\u2019s place for some breakfast with Mom and Dad.","signoff":"5\/14\/17 8:00 a.m.
\nWest L.A.","dimensions":{"height":1993,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cElla graduated from Scripps College yesterday. Our whole family including grandparents attended. We are all so proud of her. Heading out now from Piko\u2019s place for some breakfast with Mom and Dad.\n\n5\/14\/17 8:00 a.m.\nWest L.A.\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/ba1a47909a-1663257536\/bk17-sunday051417-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/ba1a47909a-1663257536\/bk17_sunday051417.jpg"},{"month":5,"day":22,"year":2017,"dateslug":"05-22","published":"2017-05-22","transcript":"Why am I so exhausted? We just spent a week in La Jolla after Ella\u2019s graduation. I guess it wasn\u2019t so much of a vacation for me due to family issues. I was looking forward to going to MA for a meditation retreat, but it looks like I should cancel in order to deal with a thorny financial and family problem.","signoff":"5\/22\/17 1:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2019,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cWhy am I so exhausted? We just spent a week in La Jolla after Ella\u2019s graduation. I guess it wasn\u2019t so much of a vacation for me due to family issues. I was looking forward to going to MA for a meditation retreat, but it looks like I should cancel in order to deal with a thorny financial and family problem.\n\n5\/22\/17 1:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/12d67c8788-1663257639\/bk17-sunday052217-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/12d67c8788-1663257639\/bk17_sunday052217.jpg"},{"month":5,"day":28,"year":2017,"dateslug":"05-28","published":"2017-05-28","transcript":"In front of me is a serene cloudy sky, but I am not able to capture it, because I am serving at a meditation course, so I don\u2019t have time to do it justice. Because all the students here are experienced meditators, the energy in the meditation hall is very serious and positive and calm. I\u2019ve never experienced such a strong sitting context. It\u2019s nice to get away and focus my thoughts and plans, especially thinking about teaching and writing about color. This painting has been too influenced by the size of the brush. Also, in two days Addee will receive an award for service, which makes me very happy.","signoff":"5\/28\/17 6:15 a.m.
\nShelburne Falls, MA","dimensions":{"height":2017,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cIn front of me is a serene cloudy sky, but I am not able to capture it, because I am serving at a meditation course, so I don\u2019t have time to do it justice. Because all the students here are experienced meditators, the energy in the meditation hall is very serious and positive and calm. I\u2019ve never experienced such a strong sitting context. It\u2019s nice to get away and focus my thoughts and plans, especially thinking about teaching and writing about color. This painting has been too influenced by the size of the brush. Also, in two days Addee will receive an award for service, which makes me very happy.\n\n5\/28\/17 6:15 a.m.\nShelburne Falls, MA\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/31213bacc8-1663257695\/bk17-sunday052817-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/31213bacc8-1663257695\/bk17_sunday052817.jpg"},{"month":6,"day":4,"year":2017,"dateslug":"06-04","published":"2017-06-04","transcript":"It\u2019s been a hazy, drizzly day. Lisa and I had a very bonding talk this morning, though there are definitely loose ends, for me anyway. Ella is off to Governor\u2019s Island to educate people about the urban ocean environment. Addee is sore from scooping ice cream. I still haven\u2019t gotten used to having them both in the house again. Hanneline and crew are coming over tonight. I hope I can sneak a peak at the basketball game.","signoff":"6\/4\/17 3:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2020,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s been a hazy, drizzly day. Lisa and I had a very bonding talk this morning, though there are definitely loose ends, for me anyway. Ella is off to Governor\u2019s Island to educate people about the urban ocean environment. Addee is sore from scooping ice cream. I still haven\u2019t gotten used to having them both in the house again. Hanneline and crew are coming over tonight. I hope I can sneak a peak at the basketball game.\n\n6\/4\/17 3:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/17ed016bb6-1663257754\/bk17-sunday060417-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/17ed016bb6-1663257754\/bk17_sunday060417.jpg"},{"month":6,"day":11,"year":2017,"dateslug":"06-11","published":"2017-06-11","transcript":"Ella is in my studio reading a book on how trees communicate. We just watched the U.S. Women\u2019s Soccer Team beat Norway 1 \u2013 0 in a friendly. Just like old times on a couple of levels, but the players are so young, some of them younger than Ella, that we have to learn how to be their fans. It\u2019s been slow, but I\u2019m starting to get into a flow again in my studio. The key is not to pressure myself with new stuff (especially writing) because there is plenty of old stuff (including this painting) to trick myself into the good mood that production engenders.","signoff":"6\/11\/17 4:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2015,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cElla is in my studio reading a book on how trees communicate. We just watched the U.S. Women\u2019s Soccer Team beat Norway 1\u20130 in a friendly. Just like old times on a couple of levels, but the players are so young, some of them younger than Ella, that we have to learn how to be their fans. It\u2019s been slow, but I\u2019m starting to get into a flow again in my studio. The key is not to pressure myself with new stuff (especially writing) because there is plenty of old stuff (including this painting) to trick myself into the good mood that production engenders.\n\n6\/11\/17 4:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/03a9d00cc1-1663257823\/bk17-sunday061117-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/03a9d00cc1-1663257823\/bk17_sunday061117.jpg"},{"month":6,"day":18,"year":2017,"dateslug":"06-18","published":"2017-06-18","transcript":"It\u2019s Father\u2019s Day. Lisa and I just did a big Coop shop. Ella\u2019s off to Governor\u2019s Island to tend to oysters, and Addee\u2019s off to Williamsburg to scoop ice-cream. Now, Lisa and I are moving a pottery wheel and, later, buying a new mattress, going to galleries and mixing my glasses. Last night, we went to Kim and Jonathan\u2019s wedding, which was so intimate and lovely. We connected with Matt Sharpe, and it was really fun to hear the homemade cello and, especially, to witness Jaya, then Ananda, then Jake connect with Barbara, so loving and fierce and like a second mom. Hope Emmett will join us for dinner tonight.","signoff":"6\/18\/17 10:00 a.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2014,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s Father\u2019s Day. Lisa and I just did a big Coop shop. Ella\u2019s off to Governor\u2019s Island to tend to oysters, and Addee\u2019s off to Williamsburg to scoop ice-cream. Now, Lisa and I are moving a pottery wheel and, later, buying a new mattress, going to galleries and mixing my glasses. Last night, we went to Kim and Jonathan\u2019s wedding, which was so intimate and lovely. We connected with matt Sharpe, and it was really fun to hear the homemade cello and, especially, to witness Jaya, then Ananda, then Jake connect with Barbara, so loving and fierce and like a second mom. Hope Emmett will join us for dinner tonight.\n\n6\/18\/17 10:00 a.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/69e5f8bc66-1663257901\/bk17-sunday061817-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/69e5f8bc66-1663257901\/bk17_sunday061817.jpg"},{"month":6,"day":25,"year":2017,"dateslug":"06-25","published":"2017-06-25","transcript":"Somehow, I ended up spending all day Friday and half of yesterday stripping the fireplace in Addee\u2019s room. It\u2019s a long story, but her room is about to become our room. Our particular empty nest is going to be quiet and have room for guests. This summer is going to pass quickly because I am going to study color in ernest in order to teach and to write.","signoff":"6\/25\/17 1:30
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2015,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cSomehow, I ended up spending all day Friday and half of yesterday stripping the fireplace in Addee\u2019s room. It\u2019s a long story, but her room is about to become our room. Our particular empty nest is going to be quiet and have room for guests. This summer is going to pass quickly because I am going to study color in ernest in order to teach and to write.\n\n6\/25\/17 1:30\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/28ec726ab3-1663257969\/bk17-sunday062517-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/28ec726ab3-1663257969\/bk17_sunday062517.jpg"},{"month":7,"day":4,"year":2017,"dateslug":"07-04","published":"2017-07-04","transcript":"Marcie, Kevin, Mary, Tom and Nina have gone to the parade in Moscow while Mark, Lisa and I hang back. Most of us are recovering from a hike up Hunger Mountain. I\u2019m a couple days late with this but the clouds have been pretty consistent since we got here. It\u2019s been great to be with friends.","signoff":"7\/4\/17 Noon
\nStowe, VT","dimensions":{"height":2014,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cMarcie, Kevin, Mary, Tom and Nina have gone to the parade in Moscow while Mark, Lisa and I hang back. Most of us are recovering from a hike up Hunger Mountain. I\u2019m a couple days late with this but the clouds have been pretty consistent since we got here. It\u2019s been great to be with friends.\n\n7\/4\/17 Noon\nStowe, VT\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/5e2d0592e0-1663258031\/bk17-sunday070417-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/5e2d0592e0-1663258031\/bk17_sunday070417.jpg"},{"month":7,"day":9,"year":2017,"dateslug":"07-09","published":"2017-07-09","transcript":"We have a houseful of millenials, two from France, two from San Francisco and the usuals. It\u2019s time for me to start writing this little essay about Glenn\u2019s work, but I\u2019m distracted by preparing for teaching color and writing about color. I wish it would all come together. Maybe it is. I\u2019m starting to get into a flow with writing and painting.","signoff":"7\/9\/17 4:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2015,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cWe have a houseful of millenials, two from France, two from San Francisco and the usuals. It\u2019s time for me to start writing this little essay about Glenn\u2019s work, but I\u2019m distracted by preparing for teaching color and writing about color. I wish it would all come together. Maybe it is. I\u2019m starting to get into a flow with writing and painting.\n\n7\/9\/17 4:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/424f749a2b-1663258086\/bk17-sunday070917-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/424f749a2b-1663258086\/bk17_sunday070917.jpg"},{"month":7,"day":16,"year":2017,"dateslug":"07-16","published":"2017-07-16","transcript":"Just ran into Halsey and Pam in what we thought was the middle of nowhere (Twin Lakes in Columbia County). We just dropped off Addee at an impressive dairy farm for a month of cheese making and kitchen duty. Yesterday we went to Eleanor Roosevelt\u2019s house and had a great evening at Stella and David\u2019s gorgeous mod trapezoidal shotgun shack.","signoff":"7\/16\/17 4:30 p.m.
\nLivingston, N.Y.","dimensions":{"height":2018,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cJust ran into Halsey and Pam in what we thought was the middle of nowhere (Twin Lakes in Columbia County). We just dropped off Addee at an impressive dairy farm for a month of cheese making and kitchen duty. Yesterday we went to Eleanor Roosevelt\u2019s house and had a great evening at Stella and David\u2019s gorgeous mod trapezoidal shotgun shack.\n\n7\/16\/17 4:30 p.m.\nLivingston, N.Y.","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/e73e283cd0-1663258139\/bk17-sunday071617-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/e73e283cd0-1663258139\/bk17_sunday071617.jpg"},{"month":7,"day":23,"year":2017,"dateslug":"07-23","published":"2017-07-23","transcript":"It\u2019s hazy but much less oppressively hot than the last few days. I\u2019ve been casting a wide net over many projects this summer by reading Melville to Albers to Baldwin and pointing lasers through lenses in a dark room. But now it\u2019s time to start pulling things together. Today, though, is a fun day. Right now I\u2019m on my way to introduce Inan to Kiki\u2019s Delivery Service, my fave Miyazaki film.","signoff":"7\/23\/17 11:30 a.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2005,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s hazy but much less oppressively hot than the last few days. I\u2019ve been casting a wide net over many projects this summer by reading Melville to Albers to Baldwin and pointing lasers through lenses in a dark room. But now it\u2019s time to start pulling things together. Today, though, is a fun day. Right now I\u2019m on my way to introduce Inan to Kiki\u2019s Delivery Service, my fave Miyazaki film.\n\n7\/23\/17 11:30 a.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/4188f28bfd-1663258217\/bk17-sunday072317-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/4188f28bfd-1663258217\/bk17_sunday072317.jpg"},{"month":7,"day":30,"year":2017,"dateslug":"07-30","published":"2017-07-30","transcript":"In a rush to get to the Rubin for a workshop in Deep Listening. Trying not to be sad about Ella\u2019s leaving. Last night Lissy, Peter and Mark came over after the concert in Prospect Park. It was sweet having them over although the concert kinda sucked. Amadou and Mariam, on the other hand, put on an amazing show last time we got together.","signoff":"7\/30\/17 10:15 a.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2000,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cIn a rush to get to the Rubin for a workshop in Deep Listening. Trying not to be sad about Ella\u2019s leaving. Last night Lissy, Peter and Mark came over after the concert in Prospect Park. It was sweet having them over although the concert kinda sucked. Amadou and Mariam, on the other hand, put on an amazing show last time we got together.\n\n7\/30\/17 10:15 a.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/d0444afca6-1663258272\/bk17-sunday073017-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/d0444afca6-1663258272\/bk17_sunday073017.jpg"},{"month":8,"day":7,"year":2017,"dateslug":"08-07","published":"2017-08-07","transcript":"There is an author and scientist named Robert Wright on Fresh Air right now talking about meditation in the best, most common sense way I\u2019ve ever heard. I\u2019m almost over the hump writing this essay on Glenn\u2019s work for MoMA. Right now I\u2019m distracting myself by reading Bartleby, the Scrivener, because Glenn\u2019s a scrivener too. Lisa and I are looking forward to having Lissy over for dinner tonight.","signoff":"8\/7\/17 2:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2007,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cThere is an author and scientist named Robert Wright on Fresh Air right now talking about meditation in the best, most common sense way I\u2019ve ever heard. I\u2019m almost over the hump writing this essay on Glenn\u2019s work for MoMA. Right now I\u2019m distracting myself by reading Bartleby, the Scrivener, because Glenn\u2019s a scrivener too. Lisa and I are looking forward to having Lissy over for dinner tonight.\n\n8\/7\/17 2:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/8599f0c8f6-1663259109\/bk17-sunday080717-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/8599f0c8f6-1663259109\/bk17_sunday080717.jpg"},{"month":8,"day":13,"year":2017,"dateslug":"08-13","published":"2017-08-13","transcript":"Trump seems to want to restart the war in Korea. He also refuses to call out white suprematism even after murder in Charlottesville, VA. When will we wake up to how dangerous he is? Somehow, things are normal with our family. Maybe that\u2019s a problem. Ella loves her job in the Bahamas. Addee has enjoyed a summer scooping ice cream, then working on a dairy farm, and, today, Emmett moves to the Upper West Side. And Lisa and I seem to be onto a brand new phase in our lives together.","signoff":"8\/13\/17 11:00 a.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2010,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cTrump seems to want to restart the war in Korea. He also refuses to call out white suprematism even after murder in Charlottesville, VA. When will we wake up to how dangerous he is? Somehow, things are normal with our family. Maybe that\u2019s a problem. Ella loves her job in the Bahamas. Addee has enjoyed a summer scooping ice cream, then working on a dairy farm, and, today, Emmett moves to the Upper West Side. And Lisa and I seem to be onto a brand new phase in our lives together.\n\n8\/13\/17 11:00 a.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/8dd444b45c-1663259168\/bk17-sunday081317-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/8dd444b45c-1663259168\/bk17_sunday081317.jpg"},{"month":8,"day":20,"year":2017,"dateslug":"08-20","published":"2017-08-20","transcript":"A total eclipse of the sun will be visible from a long swath of the U.S. tomorrow. Lisa and I are contemplating driving south to experience it. We\u2019re \u201cdown the shore\u201d with Harriet, Allan, Debby and Colin. Yesterday was a long, hot, humid beach day. In the morning, though, Addee left for a camping trip, which was, effectively, her leave-taking from her childhood home and the beginning of our empty nest.","signoff":"8\/20\/17 9:00 a.m.
\nMargate, NJ","dimensions":{"height":2010,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cA total eclipse of the sun will be visible from a long swath of the U.S. tomorrow. Lisa and I are contemplating driving south to experience it. We\u2019re \u201cdown the shore\u201d with Harriet, Allan, Debby and Colin. Yesterday was a long, hot, humid beach day. In the morning, though, Addee left for a camping trip, which was, effectively, her leave-taking from her childhood home and the beginning of our empty nest.\n\n8\/20\/17 9:00 a.m.\nMargate, NJ\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/07363a4582-1663259223\/bk17-sunday082017-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/07363a4582-1663259223\/bk17_sunday082017.jpg"},{"month":8,"day":27,"year":2017,"dateslug":"08-27","published":"2017-08-27","transcript":"Procrastination clearly contributes to creativity, but there\u2019s a limit. I need to figure out what to do for my first class on color, which is this Thursday. I expected to write out all six class meetings this summer, but it\u2019s not happening. Addee seems to love it at Yale so far, but also seems to be a bit nervous. Our home feels so empty.","signoff":"8\/27\/17 2 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2011,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cProcrastination clearly contributes to creativity, but there\u2019s a limit. I need to figure out what to do for my first class on color, which is this Thursday. I expected to write out all six class meetings this summer, but it\u2019s not happening. Addee seems to love it at Yale so far, but also seems to be a bit nervous. Our home feels so empty.\n\n8\/27\/17 2 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/b65b707957-1663259275\/bk17-sunday082717-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/b65b707957-1663259275\/bk17_sunday082717.jpg"},{"month":9,"day":3,"year":2017,"dateslug":"09-03","published":"2017-09-03","transcript":"This morning Lisa and I worked on renovating the floor at home. We\u2019ve resolved to work on physical maintenance stuff every Sunday. My first color class at Yale last Thursday was quite awkward, but I feel a healthy challenge. Last night, Janine, Lisa and I saw the movie \u201cColumbus.\u201d I loved it. Janine liked it. Lisa seemed bored. Later, we had a deep dinner conversation in our neighborhood.","signoff":"9\/3\/17 1:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2014,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cThis morning Lisa and I worked on renovating the floor at home. We\u2019ve resolved to work on physical maintenance stuff every Sunday. My first color class at Yale last Thursday was quite awkward, but I feel a healthy challenge. Last night, Janine, Lisa and I saw the movie \u201cColumbus.\u201d I loved it. Janine liked it. Lisa seemed bored. Later, we had a deep dinner conversation in our neighborhood.\n\n9\/3\/17 1:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/d98a361a0f-1663259331\/bk17-sunday090317-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/d98a361a0f-1663259331\/bk17_sunday090317.jpg"},{"month":9,"day":10,"year":2017,"dateslug":"09-10","published":"2017-09-10","transcript":"Ella survived Hurricane Irma and Addee got into a sketch comedy group. I really enjoyed meeting Carl Phillips in St. Louis. Lissy is coming over for some tea. I need to start working on the second meeting of my color class, but there are openings tonight.","signoff":"9\/10\/17 2 pm
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2021,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cElla survived Hurricane Irma and Addee got into a sketch comedy group. I really enjoyed meeting Carl Phillips in St. Louis. Lissy is coming over for some tea. I need to start working on the second meeting of my color class, but there are openings tonight.\n\n9\/10\/17 2 pm\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/ea31518223-1663259374\/bk17-sunday091017-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/ea31518223-1663259374\/bk17_sunday091017.jpg"},{"month":9,"day":17,"year":2017,"dateslug":"09-17","published":"2017-09-17","transcript":"Teaching color is kicking my ass, but I love it. I\u2019m feeling blue because so many friends are having a hard time, especially in their relationships. Addee very astutely associated it with our crazy times. I want to visit Paul B. as often as possible. He\u2019s in home hospice and will soon be unable to respond.","signoff":"9\/17\/17 1:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2016,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cTeaching color is kicking my ass, but I love it. I\u2019m feeling blue because so many friends are having a hard time, especially in their relationships. Addee very astutely associated it with our crazy times. I want to visit Paul B. as often as possible. He\u2019s in home hospice and will soon be unable to respond.\n\n9\/17\/17 1:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/8bb44fef2b-1663259430\/bk17-sunday091717-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/8bb44fef2b-1663259430\/bk17_sunday091717.jpg"},{"month":9,"day":25,"year":2017,"dateslug":"09-25","published":"2017-09-25","transcript":"Lisa and I had a wonderful weekend on Fishers Island, where she was a visiting artist. She and Bev Acha helped me develop the wet t-shirt demo for my color class. This coming week is packed. Darby and Charlotte come for a studio visit. Then Bernard. On Thursday the color class will be halfway through. It\u2019s been a stimulating experience. I can tell a lot will come from it.","signoff":"9\/25\/17 10:30 a.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1990,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cLisa and I had a wonderful weekend on Fishers Island, where she was a visiting artist. She and Bev Acha helped me develop the wet t-shirt demo for my color class. This coming week is packed. Darby and Charlotte come for a studio visit. Then Bernard. On Thursday the color class will be halfway through. It\u2019s been a stimulating experience. I can tell a lot will come from it.\n\n9\/25\/17 10:30 a.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/b6f435f0e7-1663260584\/bk17-sunday092517-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/b6f435f0e7-1663260584\/bk17_sunday092517.jpg"},{"month":10,"day":1,"year":2017,"dateslug":"10-01","published":"2017-10-01","transcript":"Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of Robert Smithson\u2019s influential trip to Passaic, NJ, so Paul R-J and I took the 190 bus from Port Authority to retrace his steps. The monuments were mostly missing until we got to the end of the tour where we found the sandbox monument, a lasting decrepit testament to Smithson\u2019s beloved entropy. Later, i ran into Jackie Tileston, who made me newly confident about the bruise paintings.","signoff":"10\/1\/17 11:30 a.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2001,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cYesterday was the 50th anniversary of Robert Smithson\u2019s influential trip to Passaic, NJ, so Paul R-J and I took the 190 bus from Port Authority to retrace his steps. The monuments were mostly missing until we got to the end of the tour where we found the sandbox monument, a lasting decrepit testament to Smithson\u2019s beloved entropy. Later, i ran into Jackie Tileston, who made me newly confident about the bruise paintings.\n\n10\/1\/17 11:30 a.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/0f64ee4587-1663260650\/bk17-sunday100117-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/0f64ee4587-1663260650\/bk17_sunday100117.jpg"},{"month":10,"day":8,"year":2017,"dateslug":"10-08","published":"2017-10-08","transcript":"This color class is kicking my ass every damn day, but I love it. Tom Burckhardt turned me on to Amy Sillman\u2019s lecture on color, which brilliantly upped the ante. This coming week is crazy. Tomorrow, Lisa and I meet up with Carol. Tuesday, I speak with Doryun at the Brooklyn Museum. Wednesday, the Drawing Center opening. Thursday, color class at Yale. Friday, the beginning of a meditation retreat.","signoff":"10\/8\/17 5:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1996,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cThis color class is kicking my ass every damn day, but I love it. Tom Burckhardt turned me on to Amy Sillman\u2019s lecture on color, which brilliantly upped the ante. This coming week is crazy. Tomorrow, Lisa and I meet up with Carol. Tuesday, I speak with Doryun at the Brooklyn Museum. Wednesday, the Drawing Center opening. Thursday, color class at Yale. Friday, the beginning of a meditation retreat.\n\n10\/8\/17 5:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/800f8e9533-1663260700\/bk17-sunday100817-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/800f8e9533-1663260700\/bk17_sunday100817.jpg"},{"month":10,"day":15,"year":2017,"dateslug":"10-15","published":"2017-10-15","transcript":"The fog is lifting in parts to reveal swift moving clouds, which, in turn, reveal some blue overhead. I followed the sound of pecking to find a small bird high in the tree above me. The pagoda spire looks otherworldly through the forest and the fog. Yesterday, sitting went really until last night. This morning was rough too, but on this walk I\u2019ve been able to observe my breath quite effectively.","signoff":"10\/15\/17 7:20 a.m.
\nShelburne Falls, MA","dimensions":{"height":2002,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cThe fog is lifting in parts to reveal swift moving clouds, which, in turn, reveal some blue overhead. I followed the sound of pecking to find a small bird high in the tree above me. The pagoda spire looks otherworldly through the forest and the fog. Yesterday, sitting went really until last night. This morning was rough too, but on this walk I\u2019ve been able to observe my breath quite effectively.\n\n10\/15\/17 7:20 a.m.\nShelburne Falls, MA\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/d84ab99707-1663260751\/bk17-sunday101517-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/d84ab99707-1663260751\/bk17_sunday101517.jpg"},{"month":10,"day":22,"year":2017,"dateslug":"10-22","published":"2017-10-22","transcript":"I finished a satipatthana sutta study course in Shelburne Falls this morning. I\u2019m not really sure how it went, because I was homesick for Lisa. On day six of eight I kinda wanted to leave, but I could tell that my awareness, especially of breath, has become more acute, so I soldiered on. I\u2019m with Amy and Frank now after taking in Barbara Takenaga\u2019s impressive show at Williams. Looking forward to driving down to Brooklyn with Amy now and to being home again.","signoff":"10\/22\/17 2:30 p.m.
\nWilliamstown, MA","dimensions":{"height":2004,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI finished a satipatthana sutta study course in Shelburne Falls this morning. I\u2019m not really sure how it went, because I was homesick for Lisa. On day six of eight I kinda wanted to leave, but I could tell that my awareness, especially of breath, has become more acute, so I soldiered on. I\u2019m with Amy and Frank now after taking in Barbara Takenaga\u2019s impressive show at Williams. Looking forward to driving down to Brooklyn with Amy now and to being home again.\n\n10\/22\/17 2:30 p.m.\nWilliamstown, MA\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/77604189c5-1663260798\/bk17-sunday102217-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/77604189c5-1663260798\/bk17_sunday102217.jpg"},{"month":10,"day":29,"year":2017,"dateslug":"10-29","published":"2017-10-29","transcript":"It\u2019s been pouring all day, and the sky is almost a uniform gray, hard to pin down without context. Inan just cancelled our pizza lunch, which is just as well considering the rain. Also, I had a lovely time at breakfast with Janine, who has a cold and some serious bumps on her wrists, but otherwise getting better. I always need a friend with whom to share everything.","signoff":"10\/29\/17 1:30
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2010,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s been pouring all day, and the sky is almost a uniform gray, hard to pin down without context. Inan just cancelled our pizza lunch, which is just as well considering the rain. Also, I had a lovely time at breakfast with Janine, who has a cold and some serious bumps on her wrists, but otherwise getting better. I always need a friend with whom to share everything.\n\n10\/29\/17 1:30\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/b8e37e5ebb-1663260847\/bk17-sunday102917-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/b8e37e5ebb-1663260847\/bk17_sunday102917.jpg"},{"month":11,"day":5,"year":2017,"dateslug":"11-05","published":"2017-11-05","transcript":"Yoonjung just stopped by after many months in Asia. I\u2019m feeling very down today. I thought it was odd to feel this way after video chatting with all three kids this morning. I am heartbroken about Teto. I can\u2019t even think about going to Holly\u2019s memorial. I don\u2019t understand memorials. I\u2019m exhausted. It\u2019s drizzling and chilly. Normally, I\u2019d have written about the marathon. Houston was a nice break. It was good to see Christine and it\u2019ll be good to see Ronny and Rodrigo and then go to Lisa\u2019s show tonight.","signoff":"11\/5\/17 4:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2021,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\n\u201cYoonjung just stopped by after many months in Asia. I\u2019m feeling very down today. I thought it was odd to feel this way after video chatting with all three kids this morning. I am heartbroken about Teto. I can\u2019t even think about going to Holly\u2019s memorial. I don\u2019t understand memorials. I\u2019m exhausted. It\u2019s drizzling and chilly. Normally, I\u2019d have written about the marathon. Houston was a nice break. It was good to see Christine and it\u2019ll be good to see Ronny and Rodrigo and then go to Lisa\u2019s show tonight.\n\n11\/5\/17 4:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/2f8e3360b2-1663260889\/bk17-sunday110517-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/2f8e3360b2-1663260889\/bk17_sunday110517.jpg"},{"month":11,"day":12,"year":2017,"dateslug":"11-12","published":"2017-11-12","transcript":"Even though it\u2019s not too windy down here, the clouds are moving fast and I\u2019m just guessing. I can\u2019t tell if those shadows are yellow or red or do I care? I\u2019m on my way to Teto\u2019s memorial. I hope I feel less anxious and lonely when I get there. It was good to talk about to Frank about Teto this morning. Everything else seems so trivial, but maybe things will change by the time I get to the Bronx if not before.","signoff":"11\/12\/17 12:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1867,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cEven though it\u2019s not too windy down here, the clouds are moving fast and I\u2019m just guessing. I can\u2019t tell if those shadows are yellow or red or do I care? I\u2019m on my way to Teto\u2019s memorial. I hope I feel less anxious and lonely when I get there. It was good to talk about to Frank about Teto this morning. Everything else seems so trivial, but maybe things will change by the time I get to the Bronx if not before.\n\n11\/12\/17 12:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/a6ea63f74d-1663260936\/bk17-sunday111217-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/a6ea63f74d-1663260936\/bk17_sunday111217.jpg"},{"month":11,"day":19,"year":2017,"dateslug":"11-19","published":"2017-11-19","transcript":"A blustery wind is scrambling the cloud cover. The last few days in New Haven were almost too much. Teto\u2019s Yale memorial amidst the semester\u2019s remaining studio critiques, then crashing at Anoka\u2019s, catching up with art school drama and basking in Maheen\u2019s energy. Then Miko and family and JE folks at a tailgate. Then an impressive Yale win over Harvard and a drowsy drive back to NYC with Emmett, Meg, Josh and Adeline, topped off with delicious salty, oily spinach pizza and warm company with Lisa at Stella and David\u2019s.","signoff":"11\/19\/17 noon
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1894,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cA blustery wind is scrambling the cloud cover. The last few days in New Haven were almost too much. Teto\u2019s Yale memorial amidst the semester\u2019s remaining studio critiques, then crashing at Anoka\u2019s, catching up with art school drama and basking in Maheen\u2019s energy. Then Miko and family and JE folks at a tailgate. Then an impressive Yale win over Harvard and a drowsy drive back to NYC with Emmett, Meg, Josh and Adeline, topped off with delicious salty, oily spinach pizza and warm company with Lisa at Stella and David\u2019s.\n\n11\/19\/17 noon\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/30bb0d4562-1663260987\/bk17-sunday111917-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/30bb0d4562-1663260987\/bk17_sunday111917.jpg"},{"month":11,"day":26,"year":2017,"dateslug":"11-26","published":"2017-11-26","transcript":"I just took a long walk on the beach, where I found many shark tooth fossils and then took a short swim in surprisingly temperate waters. I\u2019m beginning to rewire my brain in order to be a writer. It\u2019s going to require as much discipline as I can muster. The key is not to worry if it\u2019s good and this retreat is as good a place to start as any. David and Stephen, the two other residents, are collaborating on musical theater and have been very kind and supportive. Sarah just texted because she\u2019s on the way to the hospital with an eye problem, so I put her in touch with Saul.","signoff":"11\/26\/17 3:30 pm
\nManasota Key, FL","dimensions":{"height":1893,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI just took a long walk on the beach, where I found many shark tooth fossils and then took a short swim in surprisingly temperate waters. I\u2019m beginning to rewire my brain in order to be a writer. It\u2019s going to require as much discipline as I can muster. The key is not to worry if it\u2019s good and this retreat is as good a place to start as any. David and Stephen, the two other residents, are collaborating on musical theater and have been very kind and supportive. Sarah just texted because she\u2019s on the way to the hospital with an eye problem, so I put her in touch with Saul. \n\n11\/26\/17 3:30 pm\nManasota Key, FL\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/b695f76949-1663261043\/bk17-sunday112617-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/b695f76949-1663261043\/bk17_sunday112617.jpg"},{"month":12,"day":3,"year":2017,"dateslug":"12-03","published":"2017-12-03","transcript":"I am truly ambivalent about being back in New York. I desire the slowness and the sun and the full nights of sleep of Florida. But hopping off the C train to a dinner with close friends at Hanneline\u2019s last night is the best of Brooklyn, and being reunited with Lisa makes me feel whole. Hope Sunniva gets into Beacon.","signoff":"12\/3\/17 2:00 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1933,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI am truly ambivalent about being back in New York. I desire the slowness and the sun and the full nights of sleep of Florida. But hopping off the C train to a dinner with close friends at Hanneline\u2019s last night is the best of Brooklyn, and being reunited with Lisa makes me feel whole. Hope Sunniva gets into Beacon.\n\n12\/3\/17 2:00 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/cb5f3f3ce1-1663261094\/bk17-sunday120317-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/cb5f3f3ce1-1663261094\/bk17_sunday120317.jpg"},{"month":12,"day":10,"year":2017,"dateslug":"12-10","published":"2017-12-10","transcript":"I told Lisa that my sense of smell is awakening and I\u2019m sure that part of my brain is coming back from meditating so much. Now, let\u2019s work on my hearing. It\u2019s a crisp morning, trees laden with snow, the first of this winter. Shradda and Will came over for the first time last night, joined by Anissa and Dave. I\u2019m glad I talked Lisa into making a last minute apple pie. Yummy.","signoff":"12\/10\/17 8:30a.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":2500,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI told Lisa that my sense of smell is awakening and I\u2019m sure that part of my brain is coming back from meditating so much. Now, let\u2019s work on my hearing. It\u2019s a crisp morning, trees laden with snow, the first of this winter. Shradda and Will came over for the first time last night, joined by Anissa and Dave. I\u2019m glad I talked Lisa into making a last minute apple pie. Yummy.\n\n12\/10\/17 8:30a.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/1de8fea950-1663261141\/bk17-sunday121017-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/1de8fea950-1663261141\/bk17_sunday121017.jpg"},{"month":12,"day":17,"year":2017,"dateslug":"12-17","published":"2017-12-17","transcript":"It\u2019s Ella\u2019s 22nd birthday, but she\u2019s all the way in the Bahamas going on a shark swim. Addee finishes her first round of college final exams tomorrow, then both of them will head home on Tuesday. I finally finished Moby Dick this morning.","signoff":"12\/17\/17 4:00 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1719,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s Ella\u2019s 22nd birthday, but she\u2019s all the way in the Bahamas going on a shark swim. Addee finishes her first round of college final exams tomorrow, then both of them will head home on Tuesday. I finally finished Moby Dick this morning.\n\n12\/17\/17 4:00 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/1a8daa31e8-1663261190\/bk17-sunday121717-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/1a8daa31e8-1663261190\/bk17_sunday121717.jpg"},{"month":12,"day":24,"year":2017,"dateslug":"12-24","published":"2017-12-24","transcript":"Addee just texted me from Jerusalem. She\u2019s on a \u201cbirthright\u201d trip and her group just joined a mega birthright event featuring Netanyahu and Sheldon Adelson. Addee had a panic attack and decided to opt out. She knew that she would be the odd one out politically, but didn\u2019t realize she would be this isolated. I helped talk her through it. Asked her to take notes. Ella\u2019s on her way to my studio after lunch with Julian. Later, we\u2019ll see \u201cI, Tanya\u201d with Lisa.","signoff":"12\/24\/17 1 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1755,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cAddee just texted me from Jerusalem. She\u2019s on a \u201cbirthright\u201d trip and her group just joined a mega birthright event featuring Netanyahu and Sheldon Adelson. Addee had a panic attack and decided to opt out. She knew that she would be the odd one out politically, but didn\u2019t realize she would be this isolated. I helped talk her through it. Asked her to take notes. Ella\u2019s on her way to my studio after lunch with Julian. Later, we\u2019ll see \u201cI, Tanya\u201d with Lisa.\n\n12\/24\/17 1 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/cbeda5ac80-1663261237\/bk17-sunday122417-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/cbeda5ac80-1663261237\/bk17_sunday122417.jpg"},{"month":12,"day":31,"year":2017,"dateslug":"12-31","published":"2017-12-31","transcript":"Lisa is so cute sitting in an armchair reading the Times on my iPad and eating my oddball corn nuts coconut mixture. We\u2019re just about to drive to Stella and Dave\u2019s house upstate to spend New Year\u2019s with them and Hanneline and Zach. Ella will be hanging out with Emily and Diva, from school. Addee is staying a little longer in Tel Aviv and Haifa (Naomi\u2019s house). I think Emmett and Meg are on their way back from Mexico.","signoff":"12\/31\/17 1:45 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1754,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cLisa is so cute sitting in an armchair reading the Times on my iPad and eating my oddball corn nuts coconut mixture. We\u2019re just about to drive to Stella and Dave\u2019s house upstate to spend New Year\u2019s with them and Hanneline and Zach. Ella will be hanging out with Emily and Diva, from school. Addee is staying a little longer in Tel Aviv and Haifa (Naomi\u2019s house). I think Emmett and Meg are on their way back from Mexico.\n\n12\/31\/17 1:45 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/1e1c7a3719-1663261322\/bk17-sunday123117-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2017\/1e1c7a3719-1663261322\/bk17_sunday123117.jpg"}]}}