It’s not only wooden spool patio tables you’ll find on lots in Wonder Valley. Even more common are water tanks. Old metal ones, often up on stilts like mine, or these days the big plastic kind that squat on the ground or are buried. There is no piped water in Wonder Valley; domestic wells or hauled water, that’s what we got, and tanks make that work.

I did several sketches years ago of this particular homestead and tank. I liked their relationship. I no longer remember where this homestead was located. But I do like this monoprint version of this particular sketch, done on the gel press. The printing is ragged and the pastel transfer is rough, but I like the celestial feel.

Here’s another version…

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