A Month of Drawings

Yesterday I was edgy at dawn and wondered if I could really meditate and then draw. I saw 3 pine trees in the distance frame the bottle! The neck lost its form first because it is so thin. When I went up to the bottle there was a small bird sitting on it. I think he was a messenger.

 

This dawn the light appeared first on the shoulders of the bottle. The neck remained dim and the body of the bottle was strong and anchored. There was a tiny sliver of light on the top of the bottle. The design from top to bottle bottom was sliver of light, edgeless thin form, light following around shoulders, and dark weighty body with a perfect relection on the wet platform.

 

It is as though I've never seen this bottle before.

 

Bottle Memories

5:05 AM PDT

52 degrees

still

damp air, thick cloud

cover with breaks, moon in mid

sky to the south, bird song and

hooting owls

9:12 PM PDT

56 degrees

still

damp air, light in the west

that edges the hills, layers

of dark, semi-light, thick, and

thin clouds, mostly the sound

of tractor. Drawing done in 20

seconds

5:05 AM PDT

54 degrees

no wind

slightly damp air, birdsong,

overcst, a slow rising dawn

9:18 PM PDT

54 degrees

wind 1 MPH

peepers, overcast

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05/27 Bottle Memories

Felt pen and watercolor on paper

5:15 AM to 5:25 AM"

I did this immediately after my dawn drawing that morning. I wondered how much more I could remember.

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06/08

4:53 AM PDT

50 degrees

wind 1 MPH

birdsong, damp cool air,

heavy overcast, coyotes sang

at the moment of dawn

9:33 PM PDT

50 degrees

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06/09

4:53 AM PDT

44 degrees

still

clear sky overhead, overcast and

hazy in hills to the west, birdsong,

wet grass

9:35 PM PDT

48 degrees

still with occasional gusts

half moon overhead, clear

sky above, large cloud

buildup to the west, air cold and

damp, soft birdsong

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06/14

In Eastern Oregon time exposes rocks and wears down the hills. Eroded plateaus and buttes appear as though formed from some gigantic upheaval. The big sky arches over rolling, compressed land, and dark, hard-edged shadows reflect repeating hills. The bond between land and earth is solidly undisputed.

In Western Washington the contour of the rivers trace time. Dense growth overcomes the surrounding hills and valleys to create its own form, and damp shadows grow in the folds of the landscape. The earth receives what the moist sky offers, and their identities are often fused.

Grande Ronde River, Oregon

7:30 AM PDT

45 degrees

facing east

occasional breeze

partly cloudy, birdsong,

dominant rushing water

Grande Ronde River, Oregon

8:45 PM PDT

70 degrees

facing north

wind 15 MPH

fast moving clouds, some with

flourescent pink edges, crickets,

water rolling by

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06/15

Grande Ronde River, Oregon

8:30 AM PDT

58 degrees

facing northeast

wind 10 MPH

partly cloud, blue sky, white clouds,

water rushing

Bottles on Grande Ronde

Photo while on the Grand Ronde

Aeriel view of Grand Ronde