{"year":{"title":"2018","slug":"2018","images":[{"month":1,"day":7,"year":2018,"dateslug":"01-07","published":"2018-01-07","transcript":"What a fiasco. Lisa and the girls and I went to JFK this morning to fly to CA. I stupidly timed it to get to the airport one hour before flight time without taking into consideration the storm last Thursday. JFK was a nightmare. Addee kept her wits about her and with some luck and persistence got three of us on the flight, but Ella, booked separately, got left behind. It felt a little like leaving one daughter to fend for herself in a zombie apocalypse. After arriving in La Jolla, we found out that Ella got on the next flight to San Diego after waiting in line for five hours.","signoff":"1\/7\/18 1:30 p.m.
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":2478,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cWhat a fiasco. Lisa and the girls and I went to JFK this morning to fly to CA. I stupidly timed it to get to the airport one hour before flight time without taking into consideration the storm last Thursday. JFK was a nightmare. Addee kept her wits about her and with some luck and persistence got three of us on the flight, but Ella, booked separately, got left behind. It felt a little like leaving one daughter to fend for herself in a zombie apocalypse. After arriving in La Jolla, we found out that Ella got on the next flight to San Diego after waiting in line for five hours. \n\n1\/7\/18 1:30 p.m.\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/d9b2afc0df-1663261430\/bk18-sunday010718-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/d9b2afc0df-1663261430\/bk18_sunday010718.jpg"},{"month":1,"day":14,"year":2018,"dateslug":"01-14","published":"2018-01-14","transcript":"I can\u2019t believe a week has passed since we got here. Dad and I will drive Addee to the airport in an hour. I\u2019m so sore because I had an intensive p.t. session with Katy to strengthen my core. Because Ella is here, we spend at least a little time each day at the ocean. It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve gone body surfing in the winter, and it\u2019s so much fun. Sharon and Hanna arrived yesterday, so we\u2019ve been eating well and have enjoyed a day with the three cousins.","signoff":"1\/14\/18 10:30 a.m.
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":2503,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI can\u2019t believe a week has passed since we got here. Dad and I will drive Addee to the airport in an hour. I\u2019m so sore because I had an intensive p.t. session with Katy to strengthen my core. Because Ella is here, we spend at least a little time each day at the ocean. It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve gone body surfing in the winter, and it\u2019s so much fun. Sharon and Hanna arrived yesterday, so we\u2019ve been eating well and have enjoyed a day with the three cousins.\n\n1\/14\/18 10:30 a.m.\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/5cf9db3243-1663261550\/bk18-sunday011418-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/5cf9db3243-1663261550\/bk18_sunday011418.jpg"},{"month":1,"day":21,"year":2018,"dateslug":"01-21","published":"2018-01-21","transcript":"Lisa and I just finished a glorious hike up Volcan Mountain. The ecosystem shifted gradually until we hit groves of juniper-like pines and big patches of dry grasses and scrub at the summit, where we could see Coronado in the distance. On the way down I collected acorns (for dye) from oaks with oddly shrub-like leaves. I really like Julian and Ramona. Lisa is laughing at me for spitting in the paint.","signoff":"1\/21\/18 4:00 p.m.
\nJulian, CA","dimensions":{"height":2521,"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 just finished a glorious hike up Volcan Mountain. The ecosystem shifted gradually until we hit groves of juniper-like pines and big patches of dry grasses and scrub at the summit, where we could see Coronado in the distance. On the way down I collected acorns (for dye) from oaks with oddly shrub-like leaves. I really like Julian and Ramona. Lisa is laughing at me for spitting in the paint.\n\n1\/21\/18 4:00 p.m.\nJulian, CA\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/9f2782e8da-1663261614\/bk18-sunday012118-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/9f2782e8da-1663261614\/bk18_sunday012118.jpg"},{"month":1,"day":28,"year":2018,"dateslug":"01-28","published":"2018-01-28","transcript":"Yesterday we drove up to L.A. and met up with Dave, who\u2019s in a group show at the Hammer. Lisa, Dave and I went to some galleries, then the Farmers\u2019 Market, then for Vietnamese dinner, then the opening at the Hammer. Later, we found out that Eungie is here, a missed opportunity. Now we meet Rodrigo for breakfast, Adrian\u2019s show at MOCA, dinner with Mom and Dad and Piko, then off to Korea.","signoff":"1\/28\/18 8 a.m.
\nDowntown L.A.","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\u201cYesterday we drove up to L.A. and met up with Dave, who\u2019s in a group show at the Hammer. Lisa, Dave and I went to some galleries, then the Farmers\u2019 Market, then for Vietnamese dinner, then the opening at the Hammer. Later, we found out that Eungie is here, a missed opportunity. Now we meet Rodrigo for breakfast, Adrian\u2019s show at MOCA, dinner with Mom and Dad and Piko, then off to Korea.\n\n1\/28\/18 8 a.m.\nDowntown L.A.\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/254cbd86b3-1663262013\/bk18-sunday012818-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/254cbd86b3-1663262013\/bk18_sunday012818.jpg"},{"month":2,"day":4,"year":2018,"dateslug":"02-04","published":"2018-02-04","transcript":"It\u2019s drizzling and grey. I\u2019m so glad the show went well in Seoul, but I\u2019m jet lagged and out of it. Just got off the plane, went straight to the studio and then the gallery downtown. Seoul was fun. Last night Nikki took me to the night market for bindaeduk and then a movie. I could hardly keep my eyes open five minutes. I have to teach tomorrow, but can\u2019t decide whether to go to New Haven tonight or early in the morning.","signoff":"2\/4\/18 3:45 p.m.
\nLower East Side","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\u201cIt\u2019s drizzling and grey. I\u2019m so glad the show went well in Seoul, but I\u2019m jet lagged and out of it. Just got off the plane, went straight to the studio and then the gallery downtown. Seoul was fun. Last night Nikki took me to the night market for bindaeduk and then a movie. I could hardly keep my eyes open five minutes. I have to teach tomorrow, but can\u2019t decide whether to go to New Haven tonight or early in the morning.\n\n2\/4\/18 3:45 p.m.\nLower East Side\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/5fad99869f-1663262253\/bk18-sunday020418-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/5fad99869f-1663262253\/bk18_sunday020418.jpg"},{"month":2,"day":11,"year":2018,"dateslug":"02-11","published":"2018-02-11","transcript":"I\u2019m painting this from the top of the hospital parking structure. We started off this morning heading to L.A. to drop off Uncle Wha Suk in L.A., Koreatown, where he demanded to go, but I couldn\u2019t go through with it. He\u2019s just too erratic and aggressive and demented. Not sure what to do but we turned around at Mission Viejo. Now, after some rough moments he\u2019s undergoing an evaluation in the emergency room.","signoff":"2\/11\/18 2:30 p.m.
\nSharp Memorial Hospital
\nSan Diego","dimensions":{"height":2468,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI\u2019m painting this from the top of the hospital parking structure. We started off this morning heading to L.A. to drop off Uncle Wha Suk in L.A., Koreatown, where he demanded to go, but I couldn\u2019t go through with it. He\u2019s just too erratic and aggressive and demented. Not sure what to do but we turned around at Mission Viejo. Now, after some rough moments he\u2019s undergoing an evaluation in the emergency room.\n\n2\/11\/18 2:30 p.m.\nSharp Memorial Hospital\nSan Diego\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/b30d2016ac-1663262296\/bk18-sunday021118-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/b30d2016ac-1663262296\/bk18_sunday021118.jpg"},{"month":2,"day":18,"year":2018,"dateslug":"02-18","published":"2018-02-18","transcript":"Hanna, Wyatt and Olivia are here this weekend for their Grandpa\u2019s 90th birthday. Yesterday, Jazzi, Sean and Piko came to dinner for the party. We cooked soup, fish, steak, tofu and noodles. Of course, Lisa made apple pie. Uncle Wha Suk ate late with Piko. Today he seems more stable, took a bath, which is a good sign.","signoff":"2\/18\/18 1:15 p.m.
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":1783,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cHanna, Wyatt and Olivia are here this weekend for their Grandpa\u2019s 90th birthday. Yesterday, Jazzi, Sean and Piko came to dinner for the party. We cooked soup, fish, steak, tofu and noodles. Of course, Lisa made apple pie. Uncle Wha Suk ate late with Piko. Today he seems more stable, took a bath, which is a good sign.\n\n2\/18\/18 1:15 p.m.\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/6c14252993-1663262373\/bk18-sunday021818-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/6c14252993-1663262373\/bk18_sunday021818.jpg"},{"month":2,"day":25,"year":2018,"dateslug":"02-25","published":"2018-02-25","transcript":"Lisa and I are heading to the Y for a swim before we drive to the border to hear John Fanestil\u2019s sermon. This trip has [SIC] pivotal for Lisa and me. It\u2019s the longest time we\u2019ve spent together in San Diego. The hikes in the desert among Ocotillo and Teddy bear cholla have been revelatory. My uncle\u2019s appearance and involuntary cry for help has been an immensely trying forewarning for the responsibilities ahead.","signoff":"2\/25\/18 11 a.m.
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":1743,"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 are heading to the Y for a swim before we drive to the border to hear John Fanestil\u2019s sermon. This trip has [SIC] pivotal for Lisa and me. It\u2019s the longest time we\u2019ve spent together in San Diego. The hikes in the desert among Ocotillo and Teddy bear cholla have been revelatory. My uncle\u2019s appearance and involuntary cry for help has been an immensely trying forewarning for the responsibilities ahead.\n\n2\/25\/18 11 a.m.\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/414c9972a4-1663262451\/bk18-sunday022518-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/414c9972a4-1663262451\/bk18_sunday022518.jpg"},{"month":3,"day":4,"year":2018,"dateslug":"03-04","published":"2018-03-04","transcript":"In the beginning of this trip, Ella and Addee were here, so I excused myself from getting work done, then I went to Korea, then I came back to La Jolla to a messy and misunderstood plea for help from my uncle. I have learned a lot about compassion and kindness during this stay. I thaw been tough and necessary, and I am very grateful. Lisa and I are heading back to NYC tomorrow. Not sure if I\u2019m mentally prepared.","signoff":"3\/4\/18 8 a.m.
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":1787,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cIn the beginning of this trip, Ella and Addee were here, so I excused myself from getting work done, then I went to Korea, then I came back to La Jolla to a messy and misunderstood plea for help from my uncle. I have learned a lot about compassion and kindness during this stay. I thaw been tough and necessary, and I am very grateful. Lisa and I are heading back to NYC tomorrow. Not sure if I\u2019m mentally prepared.\n\n3\/4\/18 8 a.m.\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/05fa556ff5-1663262518\/bk18-sunday030418-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/05fa556ff5-1663262518\/bk18_sunday030418.jpg"},{"month":3,"day":11,"year":2018,"dateslug":"03-11","published":"2018-03-11","transcript":"For some reason the smell of fried chicken is wafting through my studio window. Last night I made some fish tacos with Thai green curry for Hanneline, Zach, Sunniva, Lisa, Addee and her pals Charlotte and Journey. I\u2019m working on a lecture about dirt, bodies, birds and sky.","signoff":"3\/11\/18 4:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1713,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cFor some reason the smell of fried chicken is wafting through my studio window. Last night I made some fish tacos with Thai green curry for Hanneline, Zach, Sunniva, Lisa, Addee and her pals Charlotte and Journey. I\u2019m working on a lecture about dirt, bodies, birds and sky.\n\n3\/11\/18 4:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/b98f6b2f23-1663262566\/bk18-sunday031118-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/b98f6b2f23-1663262566\/bk18_sunday031118.jpg"},{"month":3,"day":18,"year":2018,"dateslug":"03-18","published":"2018-03-18","transcript":"Mom, Dad and Addee went to Los Angeles by train. I stayed behind to look after Uncle. Ad and I were planning to go to Mexico this morning, but the departure time for L.A. took precedence. I\u2019ve become a swimmer on this trip, \u2154 mile each morning. I miss Lisa a lot, and friends, but I don\u2019t miss NY at all.","signoff":"3\/18\/18 3:00 p.m.
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":1737,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cMom, Dad and Addee went to Los Angeles by train. I stayed behind to look after Uncle. Ad and I were planning to go to Mexico this morning, but the departure time for L.A. took precedence. I\u2019ve become a swimmer on this trip, \u2154 mile each morning. I miss Lisa a lot, and friends, but I don\u2019t miss NY at all.\n\n3\/18\/18 3:00 p.m.\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/4c380337c0-1663262741\/bk18-sunday031818-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/4c380337c0-1663262741\/bk18_sunday031818.jpg"},{"month":3,"day":25,"year":2018,"dateslug":"03-25","published":"2018-03-25","transcript":"Addee, Lisa and I met at the Guggenheim to see Danh\u2019s show, where we ran into Daniel. It was the end of a fun trip for Addee and me. The La Jolla part was further stabilizing, though Uncle will need to be placed in a home as soon as possible. The D.C. part was a success, both the talk with Molly, Glenn, and Janine, and the march that wasn\u2019t a march but was moving nonetheless.","signoff":"3\/25\/18 6:00 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1752,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cAddee, Lisa and I met at the Guggenheim to see Danh\u2019s show, where we ran into Daniel. It was the end of a fun trip for Addee and me. The La Jolla part was further stabilizing, though Uncle will need to be placed in a home as soon as possible. The D.C. part was a success, both the talk with Molly, Glenn, and Janine, and the march that wasn\u2019t a march but was moving nonetheless.\n\n3\/25\/18 6:00 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/f9145c8bb4-1663262787\/bk18-sunday032518-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/f9145c8bb4-1663262787\/bk18_sunday032518.jpg"},{"month":4,"day":1,"year":2018,"dateslug":"04-01","published":"2018-04-01","transcript":"Last night Lisa and I took Meg and Emmett out for his birthday. They\u2019ve been together for eight years, truly a time to celebrate. I\u2019ve got a stomach ache today, however. I think I\u2019ve been overdosing on the yerba mate. Sarah is walking from Brooklyn Bridge, so I\u2019ll go meet her on the other side of the canal.","signoff":"4\/1\/18 2:00
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1732,"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 Lisa and I took Meg and Emmett out for his birthday. They\u2019ve been together for eight years, truly a time to celebrate. I\u2019ve got a stomach ache today, however. I think I\u2019ve been overdosing on the yerba mate. Sarah is walking from Brooklyn Bridge, so I\u2019ll go meet her on the other side of the canal.\n\n4\/1\/18 2:00\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/517d7486dc-1663262885\/bk18-sunday040118-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/517d7486dc-1663262885\/bk18_sunday040118.jpg"},{"month":4,"day":8,"year":2018,"dateslug":"04-08","published":"2018-04-08","transcript":"I just returned yesterday from three days at Yale. I love the teaching, but I wonder if I need to insulate myself from the academic politics. Why do I always get called on for committee work? Perhaps I am simply a sucker. Meanwhile, Piko texted me that Uncle has gone missing in L.A. Mom is really stressed. I need to tell Sharon.","signoff":"4\/8\/18 10 a.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1786,"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 returned yesterday from three days at Yale. I love the teaching, but I wonder if I need to insulate myself from the academic politics. Why do I always get called on for committee work? Perhaps I am simply a sucker. Meanwhile, Piko texted me that Uncle has gone missing in L.A. Mom is really stressed. I need to tell Sharon.\n\n4\/8\/18 10 a.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/e3d159bf6a-1663262934\/bk18-sunday040818-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/e3d159bf6a-1663262934\/bk18_sunday040818.jpg"},{"month":4,"day":15,"year":2018,"dateslug":"04-15","published":"2018-04-15","transcript":"It\u2019s drizzling and just barely light enough to make this painting. Amy\u2019s installation at the Tang hits all the right notes. I drove from Brooklyn then started off the day with an interesting meeting in Norfolk, CT. Then raced north to the Tang and am happy now to hang out with Frank and Amy for a few days. I hope Mom and Dad are staying put with Uncle until Sharon or I can help again.","signoff":"4\/15\/18 7 p.m.
\nWilliamstown, MA","dimensions":{"height":1765,"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 drizzling and just barely light enough to make this painting. Amy\u2019s installation at the Tang hits all the right notes. I drove from Brooklyn then started off the day with an interesting meeting in Norfolk, CT. Then raced north to the Tang and am happy now to hang out with Frank and Amy for a few days. I hope Mom and Dad are staying put with Uncle until Sharon or I can help again.\n\n4\/15\/18 7 p.m.\nWilliamstown, MA\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/a3ffa9ba6d-1663262979\/bk18-sunday041518-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/a3ffa9ba6d-1663262979\/bk18_sunday041518.jpg"},{"month":4,"day":22,"year":2018,"dateslug":"04-22","published":"2018-04-22","transcript":"Just got back from a strenuous, invigorating hike up Stowe Pinnacle with Andy and Nathalie. So good to connect with them. And then more studio visits at the Studio Center here. Yesterday, I talked to Mom and Dad en route to L.A. and convinced them against staying overnight, leaving Uncle in La Jolla. Whew. Now, going to have dinner in Stowe with a new friend, Rachel.","signoff":"4\/22\/18 5:30 p.m.
\nJohnson, VT","dimensions":{"height":1764,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cJust got back from a strenuous, invigorating hike up Stowe Pinnacle with Andy and Nathalie. So good to connect with them. And then more studio visits at the Studio Center here. Yesterday, I talked to Mom and Dad en route to L.A. and convinced them against staying overnight, leaving Uncle in La Jolla. Whew. Now, going to have dinner in Stowe with a new friend, Rachel.\n\n4\/22\/18 5:30 p.m.\nJohnson, VT\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/ceccd196d5-1663263026\/bk18-sunday042218-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/ceccd196d5-1663263026\/bk18_sunday042218.jpg"},{"month":4,"day":29,"year":2018,"dateslug":"04-29","published":"2018-04-29","transcript":"Lisa and I are here visiting Ella. Today was an epic day. We drove the 110 mile length of this skinny island, crossing the Glass Window Bridge from which you can see, simultaneously, the calm azure Caribbean and the roiling gray blue Atlantic. Right now, Ella and Lisa are sitting way out in ankle deep water on a sand bank. There\u2019s a cloud, low in the sky, that looks like a mahi mahi.","signoff":"4\/29\/18 4:15 p.m.
\nNorth Eleuthera, Bahamas","dimensions":{"height":1766,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/049f4864a0-1663263072\/bk18-sunday042918-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/049f4864a0-1663263072\/bk18_sunday042918.jpg"},{"month":5,"day":6,"year":2018,"dateslug":"05-06","published":"2018-05-06","transcript":"Last night Lisa and I treated Kevin and Mark to dinner at Insa. Before that I went to Ruanne and Basel\u2019s screening at Lincoln Center. I loved the connection between a 9000 year old mask and Adrienne Rich\u2019s \u201cDiving into the Wreck.\u201d Paul Bloodgood died on Friday. It hasn\u2019t settled in yet. I feel both sadness and relief. He had been dying for so long, but I best remember his vital sensibility. Also, I\u2019m trying to figure out when I need to go back to La Jolla to help out with Uncle.","signoff":"5\/6\/18 12:30 p.m.
\nGowanus, Brooklyn","dimensions":{"height":1736,"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 Lisa and I treated Kevin and Mark to dinner at Insa. Before that I went to Ruanne and Basel\u2019s screening at Lincoln Center. I loved the connection between a 9000 year old mask and Adrienne Rich\u2019s \u201cDiving into the Wreck.\u201d Paul Bloodgood died on Friday. It hasn\u2019t settled in yet. I feel both sadness and relief. He had been dying for so long, but I best remember his vital sensibility. Also, I\u2019m trying to figure out when I need to go back to La Jolla to help out with Uncle.\n\n5\/6\/18 12:30 p.m.\nGowanus, Brooklyn\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/f61a749e3c-1663263116\/bk18-sunday050618-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/f61a749e3c-1663263116\/bk18_sunday050618.jpg"},{"month":5,"day":13,"year":2018,"dateslug":"05-13","published":"2018-05-13","transcript":"Yesterday was a difficult day all around. Paul Bloodgood\u2019s funeral was in a fittingly New England-like church uptown. I heard it was really moving. I\u2019m so sad I couldn\u2019t be there. I\u2019m in La Jolla taking care of Uncle and last night I got some scary news. Mom basically went straight from JFK to Methodist Hospital E.R. She had atrial fibrillation and they had to shock her to set it straight. She\u2019s better today. I hope she\u2019s discharged tomorrow. Mother\u2019s Day has been rough for us.","signoff":"5\/13\/18 noon
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":1741,"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 a difficult day all around. Paul Bloodgood\u2019s funeral was in a fittingly New England-like church uptown. I heard it was really moving. I\u2019m so sad I couldn\u2019t be there. I\u2019m in La Jolla taking care of Uncle and last night I got some scary news. Mom basically went straight from JFK to Methodist Hospital E.R. She had atrial fibrillation and they had to shock her to set it straight. She\u2019s better today. I hope she\u2019s discharged tomorrow. Mother\u2019s Day has been rough for us.\n\n5\/13\/18 noon\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/37f5ce754e-1663263301\/bk18-sunday051318-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/37f5ce754e-1663263301\/bk18_sunday051318.jpg"},{"month":5,"day":20,"year":2018,"dateslug":"05-20","published":"2018-05-20","transcript":"I am exhausted and barely able to paint. I\u2019m on the fire escape wondering about the clouds\u2019 shadows. Addee\u2019s conked out on the studio floor. Maybe it\u2019s the heat? Or maybe our family has been through too many scary health issues recently. So glad that Mom\u2019s better, but now Dad has the flu. Just ran into Glenn. Happy to see him with his good news of Naples and of honorary degrees . . .","signoff":"5\/20\/18 5:00 pm
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1750,"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 exhausted and barely able to paint. I\u2019m on the fire escape wondering about the clouds\u2019 shadows. Addee\u2019s conked out on the studio floor. Maybe it\u2019s the heat? Or maybe our family has been through too many scary health issues recently. So glad that Mom\u2019s better, but now Dad has the flu. Just ran into Glenn. Happy to see him with his good news of Naples and of honorary degrees . . .\n\n5\/20\/18 5:00 pm\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/51d9896deb-1663263346\/bk18-sunday052018-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/51d9896deb-1663263346\/bk18_sunday052018.jpg"},{"month":5,"day":27,"year":2018,"dateslug":"05-27","published":"2018-05-27","transcript":"Bea made us deliciously not-too-sweet lemonade and then we played a casual pistachio shell bird feeder target game. I\u2019m staying at Harrell\u2019s house. He invited me to do a show and workshop at KSMOCA, which is a museum in a children\u2019s school. In a couple of hours we\u2019re going to see a movie about Ruth Bader Ginsburg.","signoff":"5\/27\/18 3:00 p.m.
\nPortland, OR","dimensions":{"height":1742,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cBea made us deliciously not-too-sweet lemonade and then we played a casual pistachio shell bird feeder target game. I\u2019m staying at Harrell\u2019s house. He invited me to do a show and workshop at KSMOCA, which is a museum in a children\u2019s school. In a couple of hours we\u2019re going to see a movie about Ruth Bader Ginsburg.\n\n5\/27\/18 3:00 p.m.\nPortland, OR\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/d9708da084-1663263418\/bk18-sunday052718-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/d9708da084-1663263418\/bk18_sunday052718.jpg"},{"month":6,"day":3,"year":2018,"dateslug":"06-03","published":"2018-06-03","transcript":"Yesterday I returned from a trip to Portland, which was quite rewarding mostly due to Harrell. I should endeavor to make all art trips feel unlike work. Lisa and [SIC] are trying to make it to China this summer and to Norfolk, CT next summer. Meanwhile, I\u2019m in touch with Sharon and still worried about the situation with Uncle.","signoff":"6\/3\/18 3:15 p.m.
\n472 11th St., Brooklyn","dimensions":{"height":1763,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/2216137c6b-1663263466\/bk18-sunday060318-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/2216137c6b-1663263466\/bk18_sunday060318.jpg"},{"month":6,"day":10,"year":2018,"dateslug":"06-10","published":"2018-06-10","transcript":"Why is it easy to identify where negative feelings reside yet hard to locate the positive ones? I woke up happy for once. Kelly, Able, Hanneline, Zach and Sunniva were at dinner last night. I made fish and mushroom tacos. But now I\u2019m in an ill mood, negotiating a time and place to met for dinner with Mark. Now, about to go visit Miko which will, no doubt, swing feelings positively again.","signoff":"6\/10\/18 1:30
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1778,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cWhy is it easy to identify where negative feelings reside yet hard to locate the positive ones? I woke up happy for once. Kelly, Able, Hanneline, Zach and Sunniva were at dinner last night. I made fish and mushroom tacos. But now I\u2019m in an ill mood, negotiating a time and place to met for dinner with Mark. Now, about to go visit Miko which will, no doubt, swing feelings positively again.\n\n6\/10\/18 1:30\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/ad8f9b1fe5-1663263540\/bk18-sunday061018-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/ad8f9b1fe5-1663263540\/bk18_sunday061018.jpg"},{"month":6,"day":17,"year":2018,"dateslug":"06-17","published":"2018-06-17","transcript":"Lisa and I are on our second annual Father\u2019s Day jaunt through the city. This time we passed by Fabulous Franny\u2019s without stopping in for a pair of glasses. And we had the most delicious vegan tacos at East Broadway station. Lisa got me a book that will teach me how to become invisible by using the colors of the spectrum and my mind.","signoff":"6\/17\/18 4:30 p.m.
\nEast Village","dimensions":{"height":1744,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/c076019cfd-1663263584\/bk18-sunday061718-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/c076019cfd-1663263584\/bk18_sunday061718.jpg"},{"month":6,"day":25,"year":2018,"dateslug":"06-25","published":"2018-06-25","transcript":"This past weekend was a whirlwind in Norfolk, CT. Lisa and I agreed to direct Yale Norfolk summer program in art in 2019. Addee came with us and is about to meet me in the studio. I wonder if she can tell me if this bruise painting is done. Later we\u2019re going to meet Emmett for dinner!","signoff":"6\/25\/18 2pm
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1742,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cThis past weekend was a whirlwind in Norfolk, CT. Lisa and I agreed to direct Yale Norfolk summer program in art in 2019. Addee came with us and is about to meet me in the studio. I wonder if she can tell me if this bruise painting is done. Later we\u2019re going to meet Emmett for dinner!\n\n6\/25\/18 2pm\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/38cdbcea48-1663263636\/bk18-sunday062518-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/38cdbcea48-1663263636\/bk18_sunday062518.jpg"},{"month":7,"day":2,"year":2018,"dateslug":"07-02","published":"2018-07-02","transcript":"Olivia was just over choosing a painting for herself and one for her mom. Before that, we were with Lisa watching Brazil beat Mexico. Now who should I root for? Sharon says Dad is rooting for Japan. I guess I know what therapy will be about this week.","signoff":"7\/2\/18 1:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1749,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cOlivia was just over choosing a painting for herself and one for her mom. Before that, we were with Lisa watching Brazil beat Mexico. Now who should I root for? Sharon says Dad is rooting for Japan. I guess I know what therapy will be about this week.\n\n7\/2\/18 1:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/f6cbd7dc94-1663263727\/bk18-sunday070218-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/f6cbd7dc94-1663263727\/bk18_sunday070218.jpg"},{"month":7,"day":8,"year":2018,"dateslug":"07-08","published":"2018-07-08","transcript":"I have a really bad headache and have been sick since we got here on Wednesday night. I don\u2019t remember it this hot in La Jolla. Lisa and I are taking over the condo, our La Jolla pied a terre. We\u2019ll start by painting it and installing wood floors. I can\u2019t wait to be able to have a place to think here. I wonder if I\u2019m going to regret taking on this Norfolk job.","signoff":"7\/8\/18 4:30 pm
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":1745,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI have a really bad headache and have been sick since we got here on Wednesday night. I don\u2019t remember it this hot in La Jolla. Lisa and I are taking over the condo, our La Jolla pied a terre. We\u2019ll start by painting it and installing wood floors. I can\u2019t wait to be able to have a place to think here. I wonder if I\u2019m going to regret taking on this Norfolk job.\n\n7\/8\/18 4:30 pm\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/4d66a31c4f-1663263826\/bk18-sunday070818-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/4d66a31c4f-1663263826\/bk18_sunday070818.jpg"},{"month":7,"day":15,"year":2018,"dateslug":"07-15","published":"2018-07-15","transcript":"This is as late as I would want to do a Sunday Painting. I have to look east to avoid red in the sky. I woke up so full of dread. No apparent reason. Maybe I need to stop drinking yerba mate. Tomorrow I start installing a floor with Alex at La Jolla Terrace.","signoff":"7\/15\/18 7:30 p.m.
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":1742,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cThis is as late as I would want to do a Sunday Painting. I have to look east to avoid red in the sky. I woke up so full of dread. No apparent reason. Maybe I need to stop drinking yerba mate. Tomorrow I start installing a floor with Alex at La Jolla Terrace.\n\n7\/15\/18 7:30 p.m.\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/08203f07d6-1663263875\/bk18-sunday071518-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/08203f07d6-1663263875\/bk18_sunday071518.jpg"},{"month":7,"day":22,"year":2018,"dateslug":"07-22","published":"2018-07-22","transcript":"Wispy clouds are moving quickly. I thought it was going to be overcast, but it\u2019s already sunny. I\u2019m almost ready to move into the condo at Evening Way. My attitude has shifted now that I am not trapped by MSNBC and CNN and the ongoing Trump narrative. The meeting in Norfolk was cancelled so I have to change my plane tickets once again, but it\u2019ll mean more time in CA. Today, we go to Sean\u2019s birthday party in Los Angeles.","signoff":"7\/22\/18 8:00 am
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":1770,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cWispy clouds are moving quickly. I thought it was going to be overcast, but it\u2019s already sunny. I\u2019m almost ready to move into the condo at Evening Way. My attitude has shifted now that I am not trapped by MSNBC and CNN and the ongoing Trump narrative. The meeting in Norfolk was cancelled so I have to change my plane tickets once again, but it\u2019ll mean more time in CA. Today, we go to Sean\u2019s birthday party in Los Angeles.\n\n7\/22\/18 8:00 am\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/2f8e8558cd-1663263938\/bk18-sunday072218-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/2f8e8558cd-1663263938\/bk18_sunday072218.jpg"},{"month":7,"day":29,"year":2018,"dateslug":"07-29","published":"2018-07-29","transcript":"Kelly has been visiting this weekend and it\u2019s been meaningful and sad and fun. I wish I could do more for her, but there are transitions she needs to go through. I\u2019ve moved into the condo and it seems like a transition for me as well. I hope Mom and Dad will sign all the papers this week. Crazy that the China trip is coming up.","signoff":"7\/29\/18 8:20 am
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":1746,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cKelly has been visiting this weekend and it\u2019s been meaningful and sad and fun. I wish I could do more for her, but there are transitions she needs to go through. I\u2019ve moved into the condo and it seems like a transition for me as well. I hope Mom and Dad will sign all the papers this week. Crazy that the China trip is coming up.\n\n7\/29\/18 8:20 am\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/044224128a-1663264015\/bk18-sunday072918-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/044224128a-1663264015\/bk18_sunday072918.jpg"},{"month":8,"day":12,"year":2018,"dateslug":"08-12","published":"2018-08-12","transcript":"I\u2019ve had a nurturing time here with Sharon, Sam, Wyatt and Hanna. I\u2019m en route to China and Korea. Last night Eungie cooked an aromatic feast of Vietnamese fish and herbs. Rayyane was there as well as four more friends. I feel a bit at loose ends. Not ready for Cooper or Yale. Wonder what China will be like.","signoff":"8\/12\/18 6:45 a.m.
\nSan Francisco","dimensions":{"height":1740,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve had a nurturing time here with Sharon, Sam, Wyatt and Hanna. I\u2019m en route to China and Korea. Last night Eungie cooked an aromatic feast of Vietnamese fish and herbs. Rayyane was there as well as four more friends. I feel a bit at loose ends. Not ready for Cooper or Yale. Wonder what China will be like.\n\n8\/12\/18 6:45 a.m.\nSan Francisco\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/007b343cd0-1663264066\/bk18-sunday081218-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/007b343cd0-1663264066\/bk18_sunday081218.jpg"},{"month":8,"day":19,"year":2018,"dateslug":"08-19","published":"2018-08-19","transcript":"The highlight of this trip has been seeing Addee warm up to communicating in Mandarin. Yesterday was a typical travel day for us. Not much planning. We took a train from Datong to Taiyuan and waited all day at the airport for a plane to Kunming. Somehow we take pleasure in figuring how to get around by public transportation and catch our sightseeing that way.","signoff":"8\/19\/18 7:30 am
\nKunming, PRC","dimensions":{"height":1780,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cThe highlight of this trip has been seeing Addee warm up to communicating in Mandarin. Yesterday was a typical travel day for us. Not much planning. We took a train from Datong to Taiyuan and waited all day at the airport for a plane to Kunming. Somehow we take pleasure in figuring how to get around by public transportation and catch our sightseeing that way.\n\n8\/19\/18 7:30 am\nKunming, PRC\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/5b75e2b0b2-1663264115\/bk18-sunday081918-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/5b75e2b0b2-1663264115\/bk18_sunday081918.jpg"},{"month":8,"day":26,"year":2018,"dateslug":"08-26","published":"2018-08-26","transcript":"Hu Fang has been such a gracious host, and Mirrored Gardens is such a beautiful space as is the Pavilion archive in the city. Also, yesterday Fang took us to a 19th century private garden. The women\u2019s quarters were fascinating. Lunch was really fun. Fang made noodles. Lisa made salad from the garden and I broiled some okra also from the garden.","signoff":"8\/26\/18 10:00 am
\nGuangzhou, PRC","dimensions":{"height":1744,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cHu Fang has been such a gracious host, and Mirrored Gardens is such a beautiful space as is the Pavilion archive in the city. Also, yesterday Fang took us to a 19th century private garden. The women\u2019s quarters were fascinating. Lunch was really fun. Fang made noodles. Lisa made salad from the garden and I broiled some okra also from the garden.\n\n8\/26\/18 10:00 am\nGuangzhou, PRC\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/e6458d046b-1663264163\/bk18-sunday082618-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/e6458d046b-1663264163\/bk18_sunday082618.jpg"},{"month":9,"day":2,"year":2018,"dateslug":"09-02","published":"2018-09-02","transcript":"I was productive two days ago, but yesterday was weird. I felt vaguely sick from this new diet as I felt the day slipping away, but eventually I got some logistics done for my color class and then simultaneously watched John McCain\u2019s funeral, followed the Korea - Japan men\u2019s Asian Games soccer final (2-0 Korea!) and made kim chee. Zhang Wei and Hu Fang are on their way here (the Victory Hotel) for more kim chee making and lunch. I head to Korea tomorrow, a bit weary of traveling and lonely without Lisa.","signoff":"9\/2\/18 11:00 am
\nGuangzhou, PRC","dimensions":{"height":1745,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI was productive two days ago, but yesterday was weird. I felt vaguely sick from this new diet as I felt the day slipping away, but eventually I got some logistics done for my color class and then simultaneously watched John McCain\u2019s funeral, followed the Korea - Japan men\u2019s Asian Games soccer final (2-0 Korea!) and made kim chee. Zhang Wei and Hu Fang are on their way here (the Victory Hotel) for more kim chee making and lunch. I head to Korea tomorrow, a bit weary of traveling and lonely without Lisa.\n\n9\/2\/18 11:00 am\nGuangzhou, PRC\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/078a34763c-1663264302\/bk18-sunday090218-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/078a34763c-1663264302\/bk18_sunday090218.jpg"},{"month":9,"day":9,"year":2018,"dateslug":"09-09","published":"2018-09-09","transcript":"Dad and I went to \ubaa9\uc695\ud0d5 early this morning and then to Insadong to buy Emmett and Meg a pair of ducks for marital longevity. I would not have been able to spend any time with Mom and Dad if Bo and Charles hadn\u2019t extended my trip. Bo calls me Cinderella because I need to keep to my schedule. The party last night was really fun. I especially enjoyed meeting Suzanne Cotter. I\u2019m dreading jet lag, but it\u2019s time to go home.","signoff":"9\/9\/18 Noon
\nSeodaemun, Seoul","dimensions":{"height":1717,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cDad and I went to \ubaa9\uc695\ud0d5 early this morning and then to Insadong to buy Emmett and Meg a pair of ducks for marital longevity. I would not have been able to spend any time with Mom and Dad if Bo and Charles hadn\u2019t extended my trip. Bo calls me Cinderella because I need to keep to my schedule. The party last night was really fun. I especially enjoyed meeting Suzanne Cotter. I\u2019m dreading jet lag, but it\u2019s time to go home.\n\n9\/9\/18 Noon\nSeodaemun, Seoul\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/8b7ad39c5c-1663264347\/bk18-sunday090918-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/8b7ad39c5c-1663264347\/bk18_sunday090918.jpg"},{"month":9,"day":16,"year":2018,"dateslug":"09-16","published":"2018-09-16","transcript":"Working on the jet lag has really paid off. Maybe this keto diet is contributing to my well being. I haven\u2019t been suffering from my energy crashing as much. I really need to use teaching as a way to spin off my writing and possibly even my studio work. I want to start with about my history with skin color and cultural assumptions about color. In a couple hours I\u2019ll be headed to Tina Kim\u2019s for a dinner. I wonder what it\u2019s about?","signoff":"9\/16\/18 2:00 pm
\nGowanus, Brooklyn","dimensions":{"height":1774,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cWorking on the jet lag has really paid off. Maybe this keto diet is contributing to my well being. I haven\u2019t been suffering from my energy crashing as much. I really need to use teaching as a way to spin off my writing and possibly even my studio work. I want to start with about my history with skin color and cultural assumptions about color. In a couple hours I\u2019ll be headed to Tina Kim\u2019s for a dinner. I wonder what it\u2019s about?\n\n9\/16\/18 2:00 pm\nGowanus, Brooklyn\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/40cedf1cd4-1663264384\/bk18-sunday091618-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/40cedf1cd4-1663264384\/bk18_sunday091618.jpg"},{"month":9,"day":23,"year":2018,"dateslug":"09-23","published":"2018-09-23","transcript":"Just got back from the LES with Amy and Frank. It\u2019s always fun to be with them though I felt distracted, probably because much of my mind is working out my two art classes. Also, I feel really uncomfortable in NYC these days. I wonder if it\u2019s just the days getting shorter. Emmett, Harriett and Allan are coming for dinner. We got a couple of whole fish in Chinatown. Hope we can make them yummy.","signoff":"9\/23\/18 4 pm
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1738,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cJust got back from the LES with Amy and Frank. It\u2019s always fun to be with them though I felt distracted, probably because much of my mind is working out my two art classes. Also, I feel really uncomfortable in NYC these days. I wonder if it\u2019s just the days getting shorter. Emmett, Harriett and Allan are coming for dinner. We got a couple of whole fish in Chinatown. Hope we can make them yummy. \n\n9\/23\/18 4 pm\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/036a1a93f7-1663264445\/bk18-sunday092318-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/036a1a93f7-1663264445\/bk18_sunday092318.jpg"},{"month":9,"day":30,"year":2018,"dateslug":"09-30","published":"2018-09-30","transcript":"Lisa and I pulled off a kitchen miracle last night. Once I prepped what we thought was an ample amount of salmon belly, we realized it was a pittance for eight eaters. Lisa was on the verge of panic when I calmly told her we could blacken it with curry and use it as a condiment in a mushroom and veggie dish. It was not at all bad. Crazily, I had run into Adrian in the neighborhood earlier in the day, so he joined us with his friend Beatrice as well as Ayham, Anissa, Dave and Yasmil. It was one of the better dinners in a while. Now I\u2019m in my studio listening to the Blues Astronauts and trying to start again.","signoff":"9\/30\/18 4 pm
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1741,"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 pulled off a kitchen miracle last night. Once I prepped what we thought was an ample amount of salmon belly, we realized it was a pittance for eight eaters. Lisa was on the verge of panic when I calmly told her we could blacken it with curry and use it as a condiment in a mushroom and veggie dish. It was not at all bad. Crazily, I had run into Adrian in the neighborhood earlier in the day, so he joined us with his friend Beatrice as well as Ayham, Anissa, Dave and Yasmil. It was one of the better dinners in a while. Now I\u2019m in my studio listening to the Blues Astronauts and trying to start again.\n\n9\/30\/18 4 pm\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/1450720862-1663264487\/bk18-sunday093018-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/1450720862-1663264487\/bk18_sunday093018.jpg"},{"month":10,"day":7,"year":2018,"dateslug":"10-07","published":"2018-10-07","transcript":"So much horrible crap has happened in this country this week (Brett Kavanaugh), but I am sticking with something that gives me hope. Julie Ault got a MacArthur.","signoff":"10\/7\/18 noon
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1748,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cSo much horrible crap has happened in this country this week (Brett Kavanaugh), but I am sticking with something that gives me hope. Julie Ault got a MacArthur. \n\n10\/7\/18 noon\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/0dd0816794-1663264532\/bk18-sunday100718-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/0dd0816794-1663264532\/bk18_sunday100718.jpg"},{"month":10,"day":14,"year":2018,"dateslug":"10-14","published":"2018-10-14","transcript":"Had a really productive talk with Lisa last night. (I have to resist being self conscious about writing personal things on these paintings.). Life is different with the kids out of the house. But good. I am desperate to be organized. Violet paintings?","signoff":"10\/14\/18 2:30
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1874,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cHad a really productive talk with Lisa last night. (I have to resist being self conscious about writing personal things on these paintings.). Life is different with the kids out of the house. But good. I am desperate to be organized. Violet paintings?\n\n10\/14\/18 2:30\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/9b97f273ad-1663264584\/bk18-sunday101418-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/9b97f273ad-1663264584\/bk18_sunday101418.jpg"},{"month":10,"day":21,"year":2018,"dateslug":"10-21","published":"2018-10-21","transcript":"It\u2019s getting cold, but this new diet is keeping my energy and my spirits above water. Fun dinner at our house last night: Basel and Ruanne and friend, Michael and Nicole, Shadi and Danilo. Janine got back from her retreat at Joshua Tree this morning. I made her breakfast and she walked to Lowe\u2019s with me.","signoff":"10\/21\/18 4:30
\nGowanus","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\u201cIt\u2019s getting cold, but this new diet is keeping my energy and my spirits above water. Fun dinner at our house last night: Basel and Ruanne and friend, Michael and Nicole, Shadi and Danilo. Janine got back from her retreat at Joshua Tree this morning. I made her breakfast and she walked to Lowe\u2019s with me.\n\n10\/21\/18 4:30\nGowanus","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/d6e82b3f8d-1663264635\/bk18-sunday102118-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/d6e82b3f8d-1663264635\/bk18_sunday102118.jpg"},{"month":10,"day":28,"year":2018,"dateslug":"10-28","published":"2018-10-28","transcript":"Lisa and I just spent the weekend in Norfolk. We got a lot done and ended up cooking dinner in our cottage due to a big storm. I feel really good about making the studios better for the students. Crazily, I just ran into Susan K. at a rest stop.","signoff":"10\/28\/18 4:30 p.m.
\nThe Major Deegan","dimensions":{"height":1803,"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 just spent the weekend in Norfolk. We got a lot done and ended up cooking dinner in our cottage due to a big storm. I feel really good about making the studios better for the students. Crazily, I just ran into Susan K. at a rest stop.\n\n10\/28\/18 4:30 p.m.\nThe Major Deegan\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/9c5d942fd6-1663264708\/bk18-sunday102818-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/9c5d942fd6-1663264708\/bk18_sunday102818.jpg"},{"month":11,"day":4,"year":2018,"dateslug":"11-04","published":"2018-11-04","transcript":"Just met Jody Joyner at the NYC marathon. Now she\u2019s talking to me about Colorado College and how she decided to be an artist. Last night Glenn, Hanneline and Janine came to dinner to meet Addee and her girlfriend, Deb, but they didn\u2019t show.","signoff":"11\/4\/18 11:00
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1844,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cJust met Jody Joyner at the NYC marathon. Now she\u2019s talking to me about Colorado College and how she decided to be an artist. Last night Glenn, Hanneline and Janine came to dinner to meet Addee and her girlfriend, Deb, but they didn\u2019t show.\n\n11\/4\/18 11:00\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/636d23e05b-1663264761\/bk18-sunday110418-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/636d23e05b-1663264761\/bk18_sunday110418.jpg"},{"month":11,"day":11,"year":2018,"dateslug":"11-11","published":"2018-11-11","transcript":"I\u2019m here to participate on a jury for an art prize. It\u2019s been fun meeting new colleagues. Last night Lisa and I went to a party at the Portrait Gallery, but bolted early to get some Thai food. Molly\u2019s Rachel Whiteread show at NGA is gorgeous, and I\u2019m excited to go look at more art today with Lisa.","signoff":"11\/11\/18 9:30 a.m.
\nWashington D.C.","dimensions":{"height":1726,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI\u2019m here to participate on a jury for an art prize. It\u2019s been fun meeting new colleagues. Last night Lisa and I went to a party at the Portrait Gallery, but bolted early to get some Thai food. Molly\u2019s Rachel Whiteread show at NGA is gorgeous, and I\u2019m excited to go look at more art today with Lisa.\n\n11\/11\/18 9:30 a.m.\nWashington D.C.\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/912102e836-1663264841\/bk18-sunday111118-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/912102e836-1663264841\/bk18_sunday111118.jpg"},{"month":11,"day":18,"year":2018,"dateslug":"11-18","published":"2018-11-18","transcript":"I don\u2019t know how this day slipped by me. I\u2019m crossing fingers that my plumbing work is leak free and the water will be running for Mom and Dad\u2019s return to CA. I wish I could have gone to TJ to hear John\u2019s sermon today but I forgot to bring my passport. I wonder what makes plane contrails more visible some days.","signoff":"11\/18\/18 4:30 p.m.
\nLa Jolla","dimensions":{"height":1783,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI don\u2019t know how this day slipped by me. I\u2019m crossing fingers that my plumbing work is leak free and the water will be running for Mom and Dad\u2019s return to CA. I wish I could have gone to TJ to hear John\u2019s sermon today but I forgot to bring my passport. I wonder what makes plane contrails more visible some days.\n\n11\/18\/18 4:30 p.m.\nLa Jolla\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/967bfdd891-1663264898\/bk18-sunday111818-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/967bfdd891-1663264898\/bk18_sunday111818.jpg"},{"month":11,"day":25,"year":2018,"dateslug":"11-25","published":"2018-11-25","transcript":"I\u2019m rushing, a bit, so that Lisa and I can get to the East Village on time. We are meeting Emmett and Meg and her parents for lunch. I\u2019m not thrilled about being back in NYC in the darkness and cold, but I\u2019m feeling optimistic about Norfolk. Lisa was right about working on a project together.","signoff":"11\/25\/18 1:30 p.m.
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1738,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI\u2019m rushing, a bit, so that Lisa and I can get to the East Village on time. We are meeting Emmett and Meg and her parents for lunch. I\u2019m not thrilled about being back in NYC in the darkness and cold, but I\u2019m feeling optimistic about Norfolk. Lisa was right about working on a project together.\n\n11\/25\/18 1:30 p.m.\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/3b0d8ef98e-1663264946\/bk18-sunday112518-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/3b0d8ef98e-1663264946\/bk18_sunday112518.jpg"},{"month":12,"day":2,"year":2018,"dateslug":"12-02","published":"2018-12-02","transcript":"This winter seems endless yet has barely begun. It\u2019s not that cold but it\u2019s dark and gloomy. I am feeling shameful about certain aspects of my behavior. Lots of questioning and trying to give my life a direction. Wanting to move to CA feels like avoidance by geography, but staying in NYC isn\u2019t the answer either anymore.","signoff":"12\/2\/18 2:00
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1685,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cThis winter seems endless yet has barely begun. It\u2019s not that cold but it\u2019s dark and gloomy. I am feeling shameful about certain aspects of my behavior. Lots of questioning and trying to give my life a direction. Wanting to move to CA feels like avoidance by geography, but staying in NYC isn\u2019t the answer either anymore.\n\n12\/2\/18 2:00\nGowanus","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/5d9a9abd92-1663264999\/bk18-sunday120218-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/5d9a9abd92-1663264999\/bk18_sunday120218.jpg"},{"month":12,"day":9,"year":2018,"dateslug":"12-09","published":"2018-12-09","transcript":"Lisa and I are in the middle of interviewing candidates in Norfolk for an admin job we created. Last night we had a lovely dinner and evening with Tom and Billy, who introduced us to a bunch of fun people here. Maybe this thing will be ok after all.","signoff":"12\/9\/18 2:00
\nNorfolk, CT","dimensions":{"height":1722,"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 are in the middle of interviewing candidates in Norfolk for an admin job we created. Last night we had a lovely dinner and evening with Tom and Billy, who introduced us to a bunch of fun people here. Maybe this thing will be ok after all.\n\n12\/9\/18 2:00\nNorfolk, CT\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/7889c6f5b2-1663265044\/bk18-sunday120918-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/7889c6f5b2-1663265044\/bk18_sunday120918.jpg"},{"month":12,"day":16,"year":2018,"dateslug":"12-16","published":"2018-12-16","transcript":"It\u2019s a miserable rainy day, and I\u2019m exhausted after a very emotional weekend. Working with encaustic in the winter is slow going due to the poor ventilation. I have to leave it until the end of the day because of the fumes. Can\u2019t wait for Addee and Ella to make it back ok from the island.","signoff":"12\/16\/18 4:45
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1703,"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 a miserable rainy day, and I\u2019m exhausted after a very emotional weekend. Working with encaustic in the winter is slow going due to the poor ventilation. I have to leave it until the end of the day because of the fumes. Can\u2019t wait for Addee and Ella to make it back ok from the island.\n\n12\/16\/18 4:45\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/d00504e29e-1663265087\/bk18-sunday121618-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/d00504e29e-1663265087\/bk18_sunday121618.jpg"},{"month":12,"day":23,"year":2018,"dateslug":"12-23","published":"2018-12-23","transcript":"I know that these markers mean nothing, but I can\u2019t wait for 2018 to be over. I need a clean slate. Today, daylight lasts slightly longer than yesterday. There is reason to look forward. I am limiting access to topical information in favor of a more enduring kind of study.","signoff":"12\/23\/18 12:30
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1745,"width":2500},"alt":"A 14 \u00d7 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:\n\n\u201cI know that these markers mean nothing, but I can\u2019t wait for 2018 to be over. I need a clean slate. Today, daylight lasts slightly longer than yesterday. There is reason to look forward. I am limiting access to topical information in favor of a more enduring kind of study.\n\n12\/23\/18 12:30\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/69ad7a7351-1663265140\/bk18-sunday122318-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/69ad7a7351-1663265140\/bk18_sunday122318.jpg"},{"month":12,"day":30,"year":2018,"dateslug":"12-30","published":"2018-12-30","transcript":"I am so ready to leave the cold and dark of New York, but I\u2019m, typically, unpacked and without a plan for CA. This seems like a big transition somehow. I think the meditation retreat next week will be different, but maybe not. I really need to let go and to pay attention. Mark is heading over. Then Lisa at the pie shop. Then Addee at the Coop.","signoff":"12\/30\/18 2:00
\nGowanus","dimensions":{"height":1765,"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 ready to leave the cold and dark of New York, but I\u2019m, typically, unpacked and without a plan for CA. This seems like a big transition somehow. I think the meditation retreat next week will be different, but maybe not. I really need to let go and to pay attention. Mark is heading over. Then Lisa at the pie shop. Then Addee at the Coop.\n\n12\/30\/18 2:00\nGowanus\u201d","thumb":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/622c0a5886-1663265224\/bk18-sunday123018-64x.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sunday-paintings.matt-wolff.com\/media\/pages\/2018\/622c0a5886-1663265224\/bk18_sunday123018.jpg"}]}}