2021 watercolor 1 11x15”
1:24 PM: i have to leave early today for some stuff we need to do in salida (1:15 min. each way). so i didn’t feel i had time to start working in oil, and chose instead to make an 11x15” watercolor, loosly based on photos i’ve shot over the past week on our stupa trail walks; mostly of the frozen creek waters at the head of the trail.
not having made a watercolor for a while, it felt fresh, as does the result.
BELOW: i had mentioned the amazing new years gift mikela got me, and promised pics. well, here they are. it had tritum tubes, which glow brightly in the dark and last about 12-15 years before needing replacement. that feature is dear to my heart because when i was a kid, one of my dad’s clients was the watch manufacturer croton. he got me one, which glowed for a few hours after being exposed to the light, and i used to wear it to bed and look at it under the covers. the main reason we’re driving to salida in a little while is to have the stainless steel bracelet re-sized to fit my wrist. i don’t dare try doing it myself for fear of scratching the watch or otherwise screwing it up.
