A 14 × 14 inch, acrylic painting of the sky. A journal entry is handwritten on the painting:

“It’s hard to understand how to paint the fog, especially it’s color value, but I always have trouble with value. Mom has asked me two days in a row: Why did Dad die? I explained best I could, the short and long answers. I wish I could stay here through the holidays. For Mom. I guess I'll be back soon enough. My head is not into teaching right now. 

11/27/24 3:30 pm
La Jolla”