Lynn and I grew to love Bequia, a tiny island off St. Vincent, part of the Grenadines.
We rented a house there for several months, and the time gave me a chance to return to art. I had space, quiet, and the ordinary repetition of seeing the same island every day from different angles and moods.
The Bequia work is mostly pen, ink, and watercolor. It is not one finished object as much as a set of studies: harbor views, hillsides, beach buildings, palms, flowers, boats, and the small marks that help me remember how a place felt.
Like the Santorini project, this was a way of learning through repetition. The subject stayed close at hand. The variables changed: distance, light, weather, foreground, color, and how much line to leave visible under the wash.
