01.22.26 View of the Ojai Valley from the Ojai–Santa Paula Road, California

This drawing reflects a wide view across the Ojai Valley, where low hills and open land lead the eye toward a distant mountain range. The composition unfolds horizontally, with layered terrain and soft atmospheric shifts creating a sense of depth and quiet movement across the landscape.Loose, expressive line work defines the contours of hills, shrubs, and valleys, while layered gray washes suggest changing light and distance. Darker foreground passages anchor the scene, allowing the lighter tones of the valley floor and mountains beyond to recede gently into space.Part of my ongoing Morning Practice series, this original drawing explores the experience of looking out across a familiar landscape—one that reveals itself gradually, through repeated viewing and attention to subtle variation rather than dramatic gesture.