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Fig Tree
WALKING IN THE ALPUJARRAS in A n d a l u c i a ,
Spain, I drew a bare fig tree clinging to the
wall of an almond grove; a perfect subject
for seeing negative space. I marked its
essential frame of large branches first,
frequently erasing lines and changing
my mind until the balance felt right.
