Similar drawing.
Testing the same tools. Added a little pencil in this one and some ink spatter.

Fun. Totally exploratory.

All right my head was spining.

I was keeping myself from a meltdown by calmly checking off options and laying out plans. Framing is always a major decision no matter how many times you've done it.

I moved away from some of the more dense drawings to pay attention to a simpler conversation with the tension of positive and negative space.

Always moving back from more to less — less to more.

Playing with making tools for specific marks again. This one is a little aimless but it's really about letting the marks dance across the space. Rediscovering transparency too.

Space-like. Constellations, space dust.

Surprise.

This time I actually used a paint fill after I had drawn some pencil marks. That created some surprising white areas. I decided to keep them and make a couple additional graphite-like marks.

I'm thinking of exploring these more in the iPhone drawings but at the same time I'm looking for ways I could create these kind of artifacts in my analog drawings.

It's also good to just leave the drawing alone.

Another horizontal effort.

I try to get back in that direction now and again during these experiments. Really wanted to scribble again in this drawing. I really like how it almost feels like I'm working with graphite. Sort of smudgy.

I like to draw this sort of coil form. I could draw them over and over until I tear a hole in the paper.

Preparing to show some work.

I've begun framing some work I'd like to show and some for upcoming sale opportunities. Framing is something I find therapeutic. It's a process that requires concentration and manual skills. I find comfort and quiet in doing it. I usually do the framing for small shows and studio sales.

My studio is really a temple for creativity.

That photo is what it looks like when you walk in the door. I'm transformed when I walk in the door. I have a ritual when I arrive that helps put me in the state of mind to be productive.

Spending time in the studio is important — even if I don't make any art.

Egyptian waters is an incredibly successful series of drawings for me. I have two full series each has 10 drawings. Two of the drawings were recently acquired on the west coast. The two are from the second series and are shown below.

There is interest in four others. I have my fingers crossed.