3:03 PM: today i continued work on landscape series 8. since i already commented on the purpose of this under-drawing in yesterdays post, i won't repeat myself, other than to reiterate just how tempting is sometimes is to develop this drawing to the point where it can be considered to be the final version of the painting. despite that, it's very likely this drawing will be painted over, as i have done with the others in the series, leaving only bits of it peeking furtively through.
the white cord you see around my neck is attached to my iphone. for about an hour, i was on the phone completing some paperwork. actually, i've found that talking on the phone while i work helps keep my mind out of the way.