And The Night Said...

Several nights in late August... Painted with different lights. 2007.

Clear Cut Woodpile Lot

Before it becomes McMansions... Bridgewater, NJ. Afternoon. 27 August 2007.

And God Said...

A bright light on a dark expanse. Princeton Baptist Church. New Jersey. Late August 2007.

Evening To Morning.

Sillhouettes. Reflections. Tricks of light and glass. Scott's house. 25-26 August 2007.

Drive: After Midnight

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From top to bottom: South to North drive with a few brief stops. New Jersey. Listening to some web-leaked tracks from "Nobody's Daughter" by Courtney Love. Middle of the heavy, humid and refracted night. 25 August 2007.

At Home: Afternoon

A few moments of shutter exposure before heading out. 24 August 2007.

Watercolor Sketchbook Work-Ups: Grapplers

Grapplers... characters and actions being worked up in watercolor. Figuring out layers, color juxtapositions and saturations... and which type of paint to use. 21-22-23 August 2007.

In The Corner

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At home. Updating the sketchbook blog before going back to work on new compositional sketches. Listening to "Proof Of Youth" by The Go! Team. Early morning. 21 August 2007.

Variations: Watercolor. August 2007

Variations for coloring and expressions of a "grappler" character. Watercolor studies (trying a different brand) in sketchbook before hitting the boards. Listening to a new track from "White Chalk" by PJ Harvey. 20 August 2007.

Mixed media studies. Possible characters for next diptych... could become a triptych. Notes read: "Listening to 'Zeitgeist' by The Smashing Pumpkins". 19 August 2007.