Arroyo, 1967, 9.5 x 11", is a response to the southwestern desert country.  I was camped out at Paolo Soleri's Cosanti Foundation in Phoenix.  For a break in studies with Paolo I would go into the washes north of Phoenix and draw.  This image survived the living out of my car and the many trips a student takes.  It is about the raw energy life forms have in the intense heat and dryness of the stony desert.