Pencil is so forgiving. I use it to assess proportion and composition. But sometimes I fall in love with the loose beginnings, and have a hard time moving past the quick pencil. This sketch was captured in the sculpture garden at the de Young Museum at Golden Gate Park in SF. Joe stands in a scatter of apples made of enameled steel. Now that it’s scanned, I can move past the pencil and will finish it as a brush painting.
In the Sculpture Garden