a hawk
cooly grazing on airwaves
looks down
*
the creek bed is dry
and the hawk circles down
for a closer look
*
deep in the wood
the hawk slowly settles down
and waits…
“The Hawk” — 12x9” — Watercolor
This painting is from a photo I had taken on a recent walk, and it doesn’t look like anything I’ve ever done, though I remember wanting to paint and do something different. Usually, I begin with a drawing, but not this time. The first go round with this was disappointing, and I wanted to quit. But I didn’t. I kept working it. I kept working it, until it slowly began drawing me in. When it was finished I showed it to Dan, who told me that he felt a hawk looking down into this scene in the woods.
It’s interesting how one thing can lead to another.
