#7, 4:28 PM. I remember New York City’s grid of horizontal streets and vertical avenues. A lot of Manhattan is organized in a grid when the geography allows it. This digital study has a semblance of a grid and started with an emphasis on the intersections. The iPad study led to an enamel on wood panel version.

#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.