
what is is about this shape! The number 3, a quarter rest, a snail with a flag, a hip check. Whatever it is, I often draw it when I’m otherwise stuck.

While on vacation I didn’t try to do much observational painting. Instead, I worked on figuring out how to draw Celtic-style interlace. I’m sure there are books and tutorials, but I needed to occupy my mind and hands, and treating these as a puzzle was soothing and calming. Here are my workpages, and you can see I even got a couple finished that I feel pretty happy with.

