I was ‘barely old.’

In 2015, when I did this drawing, I was ‘barely old.‘

Leonard Cohen already said the more poetic ‘almost young.’

I was not ‘almost young.‘ I play tricks on myself.

As the years slip away I have experienced a second gust of wind.

A whirlwind out-of-the-blue stirs the cauldron inside me.

Little did I realize, ten years later, I would create my most ambitious work to date.

Part One (of the diptych) discussed here.

Part Two (of the diptych) discussed here.

Update: I completed the diptych and upon completion realized both theme & image desired to continue.

I began work on a third roll of paper thus forming a triptych.

One-third of the way (October, 2025) into the final roll of 5′ X 33′ paper I took a break to deal with minor ‘mechanical’ medical issues.

I find myself moving in slow motion. Why be concerned? I recall Aesop’s Fable of The Tortoise and The Hare.

Celtic ‘bird-man’ (in a warmer black watercolour) is where I stopped. The pause has given me time & space to sketch & imagine possibilities for what comes next.

Sooner rather than later, knock on wood, I shall impersonate The Tortoise crossing the finish line.

Three rolls of paper size-wise total approximately 5′ X 100.’

Creating a triptych has taken me by surprise, consumed hundreds of hours, and given me a great deal of silence & satisfaction.

I will keep you informed.