2:05 PM: at noon i went back up to that same spot on cottonwood creekwhere i made the b&w quill drawing 2 days ago. it’s a place i know well, having made quite a few watercolors, gouaches & oil there in the recent past. i was much better organized than on the 3rd, making it easier to do what i needed in order to make these drawings woithout struggling with the logistics. i used something from the packaging of the replacement printer i received last week, which looked like this once i re-purposed it.
re-purposed packaging from epson printer
in the first ink drawing, you can see how i’m searching for the right marks, whereas in the second one, i’ve found the marks and clarified where i wanted to go with the composition, giving more emphasis to the central area and fewer shadows and detailed patterning below.it’s this second version that will likely be the basis of the oil on linen i’ll be doing tomorrow.
8/5/25 creek #1, 21x5 1/2” india ink on bristol paper
8/5/25 creek #2, 21x5 1/2” india ink on bristol paper