With its beautiful blue shades, this sketch reached its apex before it was finished. It now lies in the pages of my sketchbook across from a page filled evenly with a vibrant texture of pen and colored ink lines. Filling up this page in layers of red, white and silver was a tremendous discovery. I had purchased the pens to draw the spiral lines, but instead they came to replace paint. In my exploration of texture, this seems like a uniquely modern and rich idea that relies heavily upon the use of color  to create a specific optical vibration. Many discoveries come by accident, but they only come while one is exploring.