Excursion

Walking in nature always bombards my brain with new ideas. I needed some inspiration for my new work, to think about textures and concepts, so I drove over to the George Washington Parkway and parked next to the Potomac river. It's one of those things I'm always intending to do, but somehow never have time for, so it was great to finally go do it. I walked around the Theodore Roosevelt Island, which is accessible only by a pedestrian bridge, and felt ideas sparking from the textures of the trees (from the bark, mushrooms, sworls in old bare wood, fallen logs, etc).

Next I walked south on the GW bike path that travels parallel to the GW parkway, right on the river, and found a pretty place to sketch. I wasn't sketching the view; I just wanted a beautiful place to relax in while I captured on paper (or tried to, anyway) all the ideas I'd been mulling over for my show. I could see the Washington Monument across the river, and I watched a kayaker take advantage of the beautiful day. I need to do this more often.