#176 of my 2024 'Drawing A Day for Good' series. I decided to do the 'Drawing A Day' project in 2024, offering an unframed watercolor and ink artwork for sale each day. The profits are donated to good causes that I choose. This piece is sold in an 8 x 10 inch mt.

Lately I have been drawing almost every day as a visual meditation. I draw with ink into the watercolor teaching samplers that I created while teaching watercolor workshops. When I sit down to draw into the small loose watercolors, I look at the simple paintings and I 'find' or enhance an image to draw out with details in ink for my audience to enjoy. Here I am capturing the silence of the of the evening as branches turn to lace.

Because most of my professional paintings take a month or more to create, these drawings, usually done in one sitting, have become a real source of pleasure. I consider them active meditations.

I originally planned to do the project for at least 30 days but I have decided to continue for a while longer since its still fun. Let's see how long I can keep this up...