This winter has been quieter than expected. More time in the studio, fewer miles on the road.
I spent most of it painting. Not with any particular plan, just working through ideas that had been sitting with me for a while. Some of it was familiar, some of it wasn’t. I tried a few different approaches, pushed things in directions I don’t always go.
Some of it worked. Some of it didn’t. That’s part of it.
There’s something so good about that kind of time. There's no pressure to finish anything for a specific purpose, just staying with the work long enough to see what holds.
Lately, that’s meant setting the brushes aside for a bit and turning back toward sculpture. It’s a different way of thinking, and it’s been pulling my attention more and more.
We had planned to head out on the road this season, but turned around partway through after some car trouble. It wasn’t what we expected, but in the end it meant more time here. More time in the studio.
For now, it’s been a season of staying close.
