#5, 9:59 AM. I got another iPad. This drawing was done on an iPad Air 2 using an app called Brushes. I’ve found that these portable tools are marvels in efficiency that allow experimenting with many versions quickly. For me, they work great. This drawing is a version exploring repetition and for me, it has a kind of a haiku clarity. It’s based on simple shapes and has a visual organization based on Japanese textiles. Maybe it will lead to a painted version.

#1040, 9:22 PM. This is one grid and a bunch of blue triangles drawn on a red background. I used a system of drawing an x in each cell or square in the grid. All done up on my iPad using a finger painting app.

#1041, 4:19 PM. Each X is unique and confined to its own cell-like space. I had to get in a zone while digitally drawing this and hand painting its enamel version.

#1026, 11:31 PM. Squares arranged in a loose grid subdivided by triangles. This was a digital exercise in pattern making.

#1024, 3:05 PM. Squares inside squares inside a rectangle with an embedded message hidden.

#1036, 8:34 AM. Another two for one composition showing an arrangement of squares aligned to grids. One grid has shifted creating a subtle rupture or slippage near the middle horizontal axis.

#1034, 9:47 PM. Two equals one in this case. This shows two grid-like structures separated by a slight shift along a central vertical axis. The axis symbolizes the kind of seismic shifts common out here along California’s numerous fault lines.

#1032, 8:51 PM. Trying out a narrow value arrangement of circles that are confined to a finite space by a holding line at the border.

#1029, 8:45 PM. Trying out a high contrast arrangement of circles suggesting rows and columns.

#1027, 8:27 PM. Using groups of circles to make a grid-like design. The groups of circles suggest squares or cells.