Stuck at home for the most part because of my ankle, I need to find things to do. It turns out that my ankle, while a mess of historical injuries, has no tears in the soft tissues. That is good. However, my heel bone has “microfractures” from the hard landing dodging the car last month. This is a bone bruise, and it is painful! I finally got into see the orthopedist, got a walking boot, and return in a month. The boot makes a big difference though it does take some getting used to wearing and using. I have to be careful not to pitch forward or backward. And you can hear me coming a mile away – squish, squeak, squish, squeak.
Of course, painting is the first choice! I am still tired intermittently from Covid, but I don’t have brain fog (at least I don’t think so), and look for things to enjoy but not be a source of frustration. Thus, ink and watercolor.
The Monterey Cypress is a tree that is common along the northern central coast of California. It is shaped by the environment as it moves with the wind and seems to grow away from the prevailing winds. To me, this quality is what makes it so beautiful and eye-catching. The coast is also subject to foggy days, damp and dreary, even in the height of summer.
Carbon ink, watercolor, Koi pan paints, about 8×10.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 
I love this one -N! Sorry about your injuries. Keep painting and stay off your foot as much as you can. Feel better.
Not sure what the red ground is about but I don’t care ‘cos I like it!
Haha! It’s iceplant, Fraggy, which I think is from South Africa, used in a lot of areas of California as ground cover. Now campaigns are underway to get rid of it. The flowers are brilliant hot fuchsia pink and don’t seem real – but they are!
Thanks, Anne! Glad you like the painting, too!
Beautiful painting of a wonderful tree!
Thanks, Tagpipspearl! I do love cypress – so expressive.