June 29th, 2013
Cox Reservation, Essex Greenbelt
Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in
(sold)

Well, on Friday the thing I’ve been dreading for two years finally happened – namely, my two favorite players were traded from the Celtics to the Nets. So all of Friday I was in a funk. Saturday, however, I felt about 60lbs lighter. I had no idea how heavily that imminent threat had been weighing on me! My mind was clearer and calmer than it had been in a long time. I felt great and was able to give all of my attention to the task at hand, and enjoyed every minute of it.
There’s a small stick that blew into my sky above the tree on the far left which I will extract when it’s dry. It felt great to be painting, and I think it turned out fairly well. Meanwhile I continue to develop my piebald sunburn, as an effect of the uneven application of sunscreen. That’s becoming a work of art in its own right.