5:34 PM:towards the end of the day today, i started messing around with pen & ink drawings on paper, edstined to be cut up & used in my next series of 2021 creek oils. then i got on the phone with apple again, to resolve my ongoing issues with my imac, following an unsuccessful session with a previous apple tech.
these little drawings are an opportunity to make my marks on a not do precious piece of paper and, once i cut them into curvy pieces, have them at hand as i’m making a new painting. i like starting my day making these free swinging drawings, and today i added a bit of colored pencil, accenting the otherwise black & white marks.
9:57 AM: RE-ELECT PHIL WEISER FOR COLORADO AG
yesterday afternoon we atttended a fund raising event in alamosa for the re-election of phil weiser as colorado attorney general. we'd never heard him speak, and he was inspiring, compelling, honest and laser-focused on the major issues that are of most concern to coloradans. especially relevent for those of us living here in the san luis valley is the protection of our aquefer, which has been under threat for decades. visit his website for more information about phil. here are some photos, including one of a drawing i made of 2 attendees. on the right: a drawing i made of phil as he was being introduced.
8 x 6” drawing of phil weiser made yesterday
10:37 AM: this is a 54x66”painting i made in 1984 is of downtown houston. i’m currently un-stretching and rolling it up for storage in my studio.