Sometimes I get an idea for an art piece that I mull on for weeks before making even a primary sketch.  I sit and let it stew, thinking about the best way to realize the idea onto paper.  Other times, I'm not so patient.  I have to get it down on paper or it will, well, return to the ether.  After it's finished, I am left with feeling I could have done it differently.

This was one of those ideas.  The above linoleum block is the 3rd incarnation of this idea.


 It started out as one of my envelopes...

Then I decided to make a finished, suitable for framing, drawing with pen and ink and watercolor.  Lots of crosshatching on course (I love crosshatching)...

And yet, I still wasn't satisfied.  I kept looking at the drawing and thinking it was missing something.  I couldn't quite put my finger on it.  I still can't, I guess.  But like a successful experiment, it needed repeating.  So here goes, this idea is well on its way to becoming a block print.  I'll let you know how it is progressing...