This Winter has been a snowy one. And that’s a good thing by most standards, especially here in the desert. The desert always thirsts. But I must admit the gray days are starting to take their toll on my psyche. We typically have a lot of sunshine all year long. Still, one should try and make good use of days like these.

So, I’m in the studio today going through piles of drawings and sketchbooks filled with still more drawings. Sometimes I forget just how much work I have produced over the years. Seeing some of these drawings is like seeing old friends again. Some, I remember every mark, while others, I barely recall drawing them at all.

A creative life is about marking time. We leave our marks all along the way. And looking back to where we have been is a good thing, on occasion, but for now, I need to draw.