Doorway at Mission San Juan 1935 - 1942

June Dale made this drawing of a doorway at Mission San Juan, and when you look, you can almost feel the warm sun on the bleached stone. Imagine the artist, pencil in hand, carefully building up the image, stone by stone, line by line. The light blue of the door sings against the muted palette of browns and beiges that surround it, and I love the way the lines in the middle of the door are all wiggly. It gives the drawing a playful, personal feel. Think about the act of drawing a door, and the patience it takes to create this portal, this opening, and the invitation to enter, and to pass through time. All art is connected, doors can lead us from one world to the next, and I think June Dale knows this.