Here is yet another hand study, in tandem with a novelty acrostic for entertainment purposes only. Many of us “draw-ers” started out by drawing Hands; the only more fascinating anatomical subject matter for the beginning artist is Eyes. I’d estimate I’ve done at least a thousand Hand exercises in the last fifty years; and this time I did it to warm up for a far more important project, one that has taken several days and may yet take several more. Meanwhile, there’s this, and these words:

Hellacious flying out to…Montenegro
And balking Balkans ain’t enslaving…Slav
Nor is the color range from Taupe to…mauve
Didactic Dr Frankenstein with…Igor