8/3/25 drawing of cottonwood creek, 5x21”, ink on bristol paper
8/3/25 cottonwood creek, 22 1/4 x 80” oil on portrait linen
3:06 PM: this morning i drove up to cottonwood creek with my quill pens, black ink and 5x21” bristol paper taped to board. i hadn’t been up there to paint in over a year, maybe two. i accidently dropped my stuff in the creek, and the lid on my bottle of black ink wasn’t screwed on tightly, so it spilled all over the place.
nonetheless, i managed to make a drawing, which i brought back to the studio and, at mikela’s request, turned into a 22 1/4x80” black & white oil drawing, on portrait linen. once it dries and is stretched, mikela has found the perfect wall in our house.