Watercolor Gesture #2 & #4 It was good to be back at the watercolor gesture class this week after a two week hiatus. Missed last week's class while in Jacksonville, helping out the parents. I usually love the one minute gesture warmup exercises, and often do what I think is my best work. Of course there are times when they turn out awful, but there are often a couple of decent, action-oriented renderings. When I slow down and think too much is when my work tends to fall apart.

Thursday was an interesting day. The long round trip bike ride to class at the Torpedo Factory just about did me in. While I've been riding the 3 miles to and from work most of the winter, there was a long, two to three week stretch when there was too much snow and ice for me to feel comfortable riding. I felt as if I were bonking on the return trip, but I eventually realized that I was merely terribly out of shape. Home never looked so good. The trip was productive, inadvertently turning up two job prospects. I guess one just needs to be open to the possibilities that life presents. More later.