How long has it been? Writing a sermon for last Sunday took me out of the studio for a few days (well, I was still in the studio, but writing instead of painting). It gets a little cramped in here--a 10 x 12 third bedroom that serves as library, art studio, and music room. Book cases, drafting table, writing desk and guitars and amps barely leave room for my body.
At any rate, I've found a new burst of creative fire. I have nine watercolors in progress, along with a series of sketches that will support additional watercolor compositions. I'm particularly excited over a pair of Chicago watercolors barely underway--one of Buddy Guy's Legends blues club, the other of an El train moving past a Columbia College billboard splashed all over the side of a building. The drawing of the latter took place this morning at the local Arlington Coffee Haus, in the company of Dan Darr and Jose Barbaro. When the three of us get together to make art in a coffee house, time stands still. We worked three hours today--long enough for me to draw in all the details needed for the El train, fire escape, and surrounding buildings.
Tomorrow I travel with my wife Sandi to Lyndon Acres where she will ride Andante, her pride and joy. This 3-year-old bay horse is a gentle giant--half thoroughbred, quarter Belgian and a quarter Hanavarian. He is so huge that she looks like a jockey riding him. While she rides, I will work in my "studio beneath the trees"--one of my favorite environs for watercolor exploration. Over the past two summers, I have created over half a dozen watercolors at the horse ranch.
Until next time (hopefully tomorrow) . . .
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