Line and wash self-portrait of Nicolas Steenhout. He has a black mop style paintbrush in his mouth and is holding a fountain pen in his left hand, pointing up.

Nic's Art Journey

Wilson's Arch

Crossing Utah, we came across Wilson’s Arch. A huge sandstone arch. Took photos. Sketched it years later!

Line and wash sketch. Huge sandstone arch viewed from the bottom of a small hill. There is a flower detailed in a cartouche, and some text. The text reads: Wilson's Arch, September 28, 2019. It was such a bright sunny day that day. But the wind was fierce. I went up the cliff to the opening arch, glad for the string holding my hat. A fine sand flew into the wind. Making it feel like I was getting sandblasted. Didn't stay long at that unplanned stop, but it was nice.

Here I am, looking at this sketch more than 3 years after doing it. I see the crosshatching to create value and I’m unimpressed. It was one of the first times I did that. And it shows! Still, this is a case of progress over perfection!

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Published on May 8, 2022

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