"Pot" - not intended for smoking, but intoxicating nevertheless ...

Rearranging pictures hanging in my studio, I came across my sketch of a pot at the end of a driveway in Fernandina Beach.  Dated March 2008, I recall sitting alone in my car in a driveway with sketch pad leaning against the steering wheel, waiting for a shower to pass.

At the time, I was taking an "Introduction to Drawing" class at KSU and found myself awakened by my newly discovered talent - suddenly seeing things, everything, with a different sensitivity - a new sensibility.  With the sound of rain on the roof, and my pencil in hand, I did not realize I was creating  my first "plain air" drawing.  (only later did I learn the proper way to spell and pronounce this new term)   I also, encountered a mild form of intoxication, relaxation induced by my focus upon capturing the calming scene on a piece of paper.  Little did I know where this little exercise would take my "life after retirement".

Thought it worth sharing some "pot" this wintery morn.