Out painting, got caught in a passing storm. I heard the thunder coming, and the sky behind me was a strange middle blue mixed with orange, while the sky ahead of me was very bright, with slightly violet clouds.

When I heard the thunder I wondered when I would decide to pack it in. Maybe it would not rain at all where I was, so I stayed put. It kept thundering, and I noticed drops of rain staining the unprimed linen canvas I had brought with me (and decided not to use). It was still bright and sunny where I was. I got rained on a little but made it back to the studio before the worst of the heavy thunderstorm passed through.

On his website home page Drew Ernst quotes Bo Bartlett: "Art is a personal practice, like meditation. Art allows the artist the opportunity to awaken into deeper levels of reality. In the best cases, it also allows the artist the opportunity to assist the viewer in the process of 'waking up.'"