Drawing: Spirit Stone 1 by James Edward Scherbarth

A plain oval stone, and somehow it has weather in it.

Drawing: Spirit Stone 1 is a hand colored graphite and pencil drawing on paper by James Edward Scherbarth (1949-2021), dated 2020 and signed and dated en verso. Many cultures have treated certain stones as holders of spirit or memory. The stone here is a slightly irregular oval, its surface built from layers of rust, olive and soft gray strokes. Thin dark lines run down from the top like fine cracks, and the lower edge darkens to charcoal. A broad white mat and dark, silver-edged frame surround it. It is 15 inches wide and 18.5 high framed.

The first in the series, and it does not seem to be in any hurry.