I’m done reworking pieces, although I may at some point go back over the Kite from last week as he is much too tidy now. Paul says he sees this process as my continuing to resolve pieces that weren’t finished instead of reworking them. Semantics. He also says that #15 above, #23 below and #14 at the bottom, are all crackers. He means they really good by the way, and I agree. It would be hard to choose my favorite, I like them each for different reasons. They also signal that I am ready to take what I have learned these last few weeks of combining charcoal with color and move on to the next level. Meaning bigger and on the new, heavier, paper.

In the meantime, I haven’t gone to photograph the building with all my bird scrims in the windows because we, along with everybody else, got buried in snow that hasn’t melted yet. So it’s difficult to go anywhere on foot, which is how I get around. I did get a ride to the Castle Hill Gallery in Truro yesterday to drop off a piece for a group show that opens tomorrow. I have a ride for that as well, it will be nice to get out of the house and wear something fancy on top with my utilitarian snow boots and jeans. But first, taxes. And address the pile of paperwork I have been ignoring. I should give the apartment, especially the studio, a thorough cleaning. I have a powerful urge to throw things away, but later for that. Taxes first - Onward.