Jack Balas, 2023; FIRST SNOW (#2518); India ink & acrylic on paper, 30x22 inches

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FIRST SNOW: Six inches at the end of October an hour north of Denver. Way back, living in L.A. and driving the truck cross-country, I'd call ahead for deliveries in Santa Fe and hear rumors of snow, and my heart would race and I'd drive in the next day mesmerized by it all piled on the cottonwoods. These days I can still get mesmerized.