The first sketch, dune grasses and charred wood from a beach fire, suggested the passing of time. While making the second sketch, a woman, I worked out a placement for the grasses in a painting I planned on making, landsape in the context of the Cosmos
Acrylic on canvas
36" x 48"
Grasses Atop Dune, pencil on paper
(Reproduction, original: Smithsonian Archives of American Art)
Woman striding bathing suit
(Reproduction, original: Smithsonian Archives of American Art)