1:25 PM: i'm stopping here for the day. i have a full blown cold, for the first time in at least 2 years, and my eyes are dripping like faucets. we're participating in a march this afternoon in alamosa, followed by a film, so i'm going to lie down before we leave.
11:28 AM: this morning i started work on a larger, more ambitious colored pencil self portrait. i may not finish it today, and am alternating between it and my cactus 1 drawing. here are the first 2 stages of the drawing: