as California slowly weeps

9x9 pastel and watercolor on Uart

The rain continues to fall, hard. California is turning shades of green with the dusty rose underlayer. The drama of the hillsides contrasted with the soft rain/mist colors fascinate me. I try to make it abstract while still reading real...just enough but not too much.
Needless to say, I still need to paint from inside the car. It's really pretty cushy. A starbucks chai in the cup holder, Christmas tunes on the radio: as my late Uncle Bob used to say, "not too bad."