Happy New Year

"Freshly gathered" 22" x 15" Fabriano Artistico 140 lb. CP

I wanted to go out the blogging year on the DSFDF portrait,

but that seemed way too long between posts...so here I am,

back from a short break. It's time to get ready for a new year.

Organize the studio, clean it up (!), file all the paperwork for 2008,

think about taxes (!), plan out shows, plan out vacations (!), gush

over new journals and sketchbooks, make a resolution to fill more

of them (!), take some workshops, teach some workshops, PAINT(!)

and hopefully enjoy a happy, healthy, productive and creative 2009.

WISHING YOU ALL THE SAME AND MORE!

End of year DSFDF

This was the end of year assignment from the Different

Strokes from Different Folks blog. We all got an anonymous

portrait sent to us that we had to paint and your photo went

to the person who's portrait you got...an even swap. Click the

link here to go to Paula Cravens blog where she has my portrait

posted...It's a great painting and I think it is awesome! She did

such a fun rendition. I enjoyed painting her portrait as well and

I hope she likes it. Be sure to check out the DSFDF blog to see all

the entries...I guess there are 130 participants, plus the blog is

getting a mention in the January issue of Southwest magazine!

Joy and Peace

This was my holiday card this year. Had alot of fun

painting it. It's the second year I made "snow" on the

image. A toothbrush comes in very handy...but it was

hard trying to find a tube of white...it was buried under

all the other tubes and had to be dusted off since it doesn't

get squeezed out on a regular basis! Poor white...always gets

dissed on the palette. Hope your holiday is white and bright.

I might take several days off from posting, so I'll wish you all

Joy and Peace!

Cooking inspiration

Today's post is for the lemon cranberry bread I'm going

to make. It seems I'm on a food kick lately and pairing the

paintings with that inspiration. Maybe after the bread is done

I'll do a quick watercolor of the end result. Could be fun.

We're in for some more snow...the next week is supposed

to be filled with snow days. We get every other day off to

clean up and finish shoveling!

Spiced orange marmalade

"Spiced Orange Marmalade" 11" x 15"

This watercolor is one I painted about 9 years ago for a

Holiday card. It featured this painting, plus the recipe for

spiced orange marmalade. I set up the still life on the kitchen

table and painted the ingredients needed for the recipe. A fun

challenge...I should try that again sometime. I never heard from

any of the card recipients if they actually made the jam! To be

perfectly honest I never tried it myself..I was more interested

in the process of painting the ingredients! Maybe this year, who knows.

Jaunty Jay

"Jaunty Jay" 7.5" x 7.5"

Here is another feathered friend of a different variety.

I did this painting for a specific group show that was all

about birds and feathers. Something a little unique for me.

I haven't seen alot of jays lately..don't know if they head

south for the winter. They are very loud and seem to be

the bully of the bird world. I'm going to dig out some older

holiday cards this week so I can show you an archive.

I've just finished sending off all my mailing list cards and

friends and family cards...more than 350 in all! Phew.

Blue Vase

"Blue Vase" 22" x 15"

An abundance of flowers, flowing forth from a

footed floral vessel. Say that three times fast!

I've been noticing tulips at various flower shops..

Is this unusually early or are we jumping the seasons

as a result of greenhouses or better, faster transportation,

so we can get things from across the globe in a matter of hours?

We used to have to wait until at least February or March

to see those first tender spring bouquets. But I guess it's

a good thing for a floral painter like myself. I do try to

stay a little seasonal, like now the amaryllis are blooming

as are the paperwhites...

Asiana

"Asiana" 22" x 20"

My orchid is getting ready to send another

spray of blooms out. I always thought they were

a tough plant to maintain, but this one obviously

likes where it is and seems to be rewarding me for

whatever it is I am doing for it. Which isn't much

besides just watering it once a week! The art season

has wound down a bit and I am thinking about my

workshop schedule for 2009. I have had several

requests and need to organize a few two or three day

stretches. As soon as I know I will post a notice along

the right hand side of my blog.

Menu

"Menu" 30" x 22"

'Tis the season for parties! This painting makes me

think of all the upcoming holiday parties and various

celebrations. Good food, fun with friends and family

and lots of festive sounds and cheer. It is also the time

of year for soups and stews and big helpings of turkey

with gravy, mashed potatoes and all those comfort foods.

I must be hungry writing this post! Have a great weekend!

Curvaceous

"Curvaceous" 15" x 22" at Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery, Stowe.

Red is the color of the week it seems...It is all around us

this time of year. Red stockings, Santa hats, holly berries,

wreath ribbons, Amaryllis blooms and Rudolph's nose!

Red and Green those opposites on the color wheel. No

wonder they go so well together. We are in for a big storm

this evening into tomorrow...so hopefully I will be able to

paint some winter scenes. Does anyone go out and paint

en plein air during the freezing months? Or have they devised

some ingenious set-up in their cars so they can stay warm?

I'd like to give it a try this year. "They" say there's no such

thing as bad weather, it's how you dress for it!

Country Santa

This was an image I created specifically for a

Christmas card many moons ago. It had to be

at least 7 or 8 years ago. This country santa was

my cousin's favorite. This week 3 years ago, he

lost his battle with brain cancer and I do miss him so.

But this Jolly St. Nick will always remind me of him.

Cadmium Red Cardinal

This painting was in preparation for my Holiday

card last year. I posted the actual holiday card in

July this year..click the link to check out that post.

This image has since been changed by adding some

snow spatters over top. We actually have a cardinal

couple residing in our cedar hedge. One year they

had set up residence in the evergreen outside the front

door and we saw their nest full of squawking little baby

cardinals. I think 3 in all. It's nice to see that striking

red color against a snowy backdrop, which we actually

have received in the last two days. Several inches of snow

and bitter cold! Winter's here...

DSFDF entry

"These boots were made for working"

My latest entry to the Different Strokes blog. I really

enjoyed painting this. Such an unusual subject but it

really made for a great still life. I worked the paint alot

by scrubbing back the highlights...especially along the

top rim of the blue lining. The journal I use is filled with

Canson paper and really takes well to lifting. This was

another two week challenge, but as promised I was going

to get to these "assignments" a little earlier. I'll leave last

week's post in my sidebar for a little while longer. I also

used my new favorite brown...Burnt Umber. It came in my

little travel sketchbox, but I have since added it to my

regular palette.

"Check me out"

"Check me out" 7.5" x 7.5" original watercolor

The above painting is for sale on Ebay. I am going to try

to list one painting a week like this. Check out the link above

to go to the auction page. Just a reminder for those of you who

are not familiar with my website. I have two gallery pages on

my site, one for original paintings and one dedicated to

Giclee prints which are all for sale and have a direct link to Paypal.

I'm reminded of this because an old friend from Highschool

just placed an order the other day...it's fun how the internet has

a way of connecting people...we don't have to wait for school

reunions anymore to be in touch! (which may be a good or bad thing)

Simplicity

"Blue patterned vase" 15" x 22"

Simple shapes, pure color and an unobtrusive background.

Doesn't usually happen in my paintings...ha ha! I like

negative spaces and filling those up with lots of color. It's good to

stray from the norm every once in a while. I recently

bought some pears and oranges, maybe some inspiration for

a new painting? Actually one pear turned brown within the

day, but remained rock-hard..a lemon perhaps in the pear world?

I just got some new colors and am thinking of overhauling my

palette..start clean and fresh, dig the old, crusty, tired and overworked

dollops of pigment out of my trusty large white palette, rinse it all

under the sink and voila...renewed energy, which hopefully will

reflect itself in some new work!

Holiday cards

It's that time of year to start thinking about sending

out Holiday cards...This was my card four years ago!

Can't believe the time flies so fast. I'm working on this

year's card as we speak. I have close to 300 people on

my mailing list and try to send out something at least

twice a year if not three times. I always do a Holiday mailing

and will announce shows and other news during the rest

of the year. Hopefully the cards make it to the fridge or

some other place for a while, where people can look at them.

I know I save artist's cards and announcements that I like and

hang them on a big corkboard in my studio. There is a group

show opening this Friday from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Furchgott and

Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne...for any of you local folks who

might want to stop by...I just dropped off some paintings

yesterday for the show. Maybe see you there.

Hydrangea Shadows

"Hydrangea shadows"

This is this week's (actually it's a double week assignment)

for the Different Strokes from Different Folks blog. I post

a link on the right side of my blog whenever I finish my entry.

I've been on the tail-end of the weeks lately...I will try to finish

my painting earlier so it will have a longer time on my blog.

It's been a challenge to participate, but exciting just the same.

I always look forward to Wednesdays to see what Karin will

post for a new assignment. If you haven't checked out the

blog and especially the links to see all the work together on

one page, it's well worth it. All the different interpretations, plus

the varied media that's being used. A great idea.

Strength in numbers

"Strength in numbers" 15" x 22" at GMFA in Stowe

I really enjoy painting irises...you might have been able

to tell from previous postings. They are a very versatile

flower and I often use them when I teach my workshops...

I usually start the first day with a simple assignment, compose

an entire painting using just one flower that you turn and twist

in your hand so you record various "poses" of the single bloom.

It's not as easy as it might sound...actually quite the opposite,

because it forces you to really think about composition, relationships

between shape and size and overall design. Try it sometime!

Switchplates

Here is another licensed imaged being produced into

switchplate covers. Click the link to see what's available.

They have 4 of my images that they are producing, three

florals and one rooster. Can't wait to walk into a store and

see them on display...but that probably won't happen anytime

soon, since alot of business is being conducted over the internet.

I was recently contacted by someone who googled my name

after seeing my work in the Coldwater Creek catalog. It's amazing

how you can instantly be in touch with someone who is on the web.

Amazing...I'm taking the rest of the week off from my blogorama

for Thanksgiving...so enjoy all, be thankful.

Waitsfield Farm

"Waitsfield Farm" 15" x 22" at Green Mountain Fine Art in Stowe

I just delivered this painting to my gallery in Stowe..the

first (recent) landscape to be shown! Can't wait to find out

what the feedback is. I need to start thinking about a holiday

card...might even be a little late with that, but hey a mere

mortal can only do so much. I didn't see Twilight this weekend,

but I hear vampires can fly and make lots of teenage girls swoon!

I'm trying to remember what movie hottie was out there when I was

that age...maybe John Travolta in Grease? Anyway, that doesn't

have much to do with painting and I actually got to put some paint

on some paper yesterday! Maybe my efforts will be revealed to

you sometime soon. I have not been able to go to the figure sessions

lately, but hope to pick that up again. Maybe some self-portraits

in the meantime? I've tried that before and it's amazing how much I

don't look like me.

"O Solo Mio"

"O Solo Mio" 7.5" x 7.5" click here to bid

Okay it's official...I have my first painting for sale on Ebay.

You can click the link above to go to the auction page. As

this is a work in progress I am sure I will be encountering

some new obstacles. I will start to list my ebay paintings

with a label of "available" and will update my blog as they

get sold with a "sold" label. Seems simple enough, but we'll

have to see. Again, I will start off slow and see how this

new adventure progresses. I know Ebay has been around

for a long time and artists have been successfully selling their

work through their site...so here's hoping I'll become one of them!

Hearts of Gold

As you can tell I work alot with the color wheel when
I design my paintings. This one showing the blues and

purples and then complementing them with oranges

and yellows. I love playing with color that way. I think

they "POP" more. I will be framing today to get ready to

drop off some new paintings in Stowe at my gallery there.

I don't know if anyone has been trying to get in touch with

me via my website, but the "contact" link wasn't working...

I don't know for how long, but it is now fixed...so for those

of you who thought I didn't answer my emails...I apologize,

but the problem seems to be fixed now!

Online woes

private collection

For those of you keeping track...yes I didn't

get to post yesterday, because my cable was

down and I couldn't get online all day! It's

amazing how the computer rules the world!

Well...maybe not, but if you are used to getting

your emails first thing in the morning and then

posting to your blog and that doesn't happen!

Watch out, change in plans for the day, run around

thinking it's your modem, call the cable company

(after you've gone there to switch out your modem),

come to find out there is a problem in your neighborhood

with your service...AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH! But anyway,

I'm here and posting again! I want to thank everyone who

has been commenting on a regular basis! I love reading

all your comments, keep 'em coming! Tomorrow I continue

my quest for selling on ebay or etsy as some of you have

suggested.

The Letter

"The Letter" 15" x 22"

This painting was a study in oranges and reds...obviously.

But it was also a combination of shapes and textures, lost

and found edges, soft and hard edges, overlapping shapes

and some negative space. I just got two potted amaryllis

bulbs and they are already shooting up their tall heads. One

is orange and the other a candy cane stripe. I have some

paperwhites ready to go as well, but I need to put those in

some sort of vessel and put the marbles around their bases.

I really like seeing their roots twirl around through the glass.

So I am growing some new subject matter, right here in my

living room!

Orchid offering

"Orchid Offering"

I will be picking this painting up from the

Middlebury Frog Hollow this weekend. It's

been on display for a while and it's time to change

things up. I am also going to be part of a winter

group show at Furchgott and Sourdiffe gallery in

Shelburne. The show opens with a reception

on Friday December 5th. I am still thinking about

selling a few pieces from my blog. By no means would

this be a daily thing, but an occassional thing. I've

followed some daily painters blogs and I think just

listing each entry, plus the painting, the shipping

and mere organization would become a full-time job!

So stay tuned...I might delve into this a little further

next week. I'll start simple and slow!

Tulips and friends

"Tulips and friends"

This is another 7.5" x 7.5" image completed in the last

several months. As you can see I've tried to paint it like

one of my larger pieces and get a lot of subject matter on

the paper. I've been thinking lately that I might start to sell

some of these smaller paintings through this blog?? Any thoughts?

I think what I'd do is go through the older posts and see which

paintings I have available and then add a label "available" that

you can search for. Let me know what you think. Ofcourse

my Giclee prints are available right now through my website

and I have a link to paypal...maybe I should just add a page

to my website?

Pink Orchids

"Pink Orchids" 7.5" x 7.5"

These small paintings are fun to do, but sometimes can be

challenging. I'm so used to working on a half sheet (22" x 15"),

that switching to a small piece of paper can be difficult. I really

enjoy working with large brushes and lots of pigment, but I am

forced to change it up for these "micro" paintings. Smaller brush,

but I can still manage a lot of color and lots of water. I find myself

using this format often for my roosters. This Sunday is the Fall meeting

of the Vermont Watercolor Society...it should be a fun one! Plus I am

going to stop by the Middlebury Frog Hollow and change up some

paintings, so they have some fresh work of mine heading in to the

holidays...two birds with one tank of gas!

Class work

I thought I'd share something I did during a class this past

summer. I really enjoy taking workshops and wish I could

participate in more of them on a yearly basis. It's great to

learn from different teachers. Everyone has something new

to add. With so many different styles and philosophies out

there you are bound to pick something up. Plus it's also nice

to paint in a group and have someone else come up with an

assignment! That's why I like the weekly Different Strokes from

Different Folks blog by Karin Jurick. I'm working on this week's

shadows project(not completed yet)...but check out the blogs.

Lemon twins

I thought I'd continue the lemon theme for another day.

The post on Friday was painted at the same time as this

double study. Take advantage of your stilllife set up before

it goes bad! I have started to use fake fruits and veggies

in my floral set ups..they provide the shape I need and

won't go bad! Unfortunately you can't cut them! This way

I save a little in the way of wasting money on something

that'll just sit on a table in the studio for a couple days. I

find that I never use whatever it is I'm painting in any meals!

Unless it's a quick sketch of something that I am cooking.

(see previous posts of basil and bok choy!)

Pigment power

A little sketch of a solo lemon slice. I like it when my paints

are really juicy and I almost put too much color on the paper.

Like in the background here. The pigments always look so good

when they are wet, but always dry just that much lighter. It's hard

to strike that balance between transparent color and working with

the white of the paper and just killing the sparkle. Maybe that's why,

once I frame my watercolors behind shiny glass that they look

finished, almost like they've been varnished with a gloss.

Museum dreaming

"Graceful Forms" actual size: 22" x 15" museum size: very big!

Several blogs I check in with have been posting

their art on museum walls...this is done through

a website called dumpr. So I thought I would visualize

my art on a museum wall as well and wonder what that

would look and feel like. Very impressive, especially

when it's so large and with such a lovely gilded frame!

Make room on the walls Rembrandt and Picasso..well

maybe not quite yet, but hey you never know! We can

dream right and dream big we do!

Stepping out

"Stepping out" 7.5" x 7.5"

Well and step out we did to the voting booths across

America. Thought this red, white and blue rooster was

appropriate a day after electing a new president. Big happenings

across our nation. I'm trying to get back into the swing of painting.

I am looking at redoing my palette and scraping off dried bits

and reinvigorating the colors. Sometimes when the colors have

been spritzed, rewetted, dried and reworked over and over, they

start to look a bit tired and that can translate to your painting.

So with fresh, juicy colors I can tackle some fresh and juicy

paintings...hopefully!

Pumpkin Barn

"Pumpkin Barn" 15" x 22"

I will leave you in the Halloween spirit with my rendition

of a barn in Waitsfield with a row of pumpkins in front.

I painted this on site at this farmstand with boxes and boxes

of various squashes and gourds behind me and these rows

of orange future jack 'o lanterns in front of me! Plus I introduced

a new color to my palette for this painting...Burnt Umber...not

really one I always have on hand, but worked well for this barn.

I can't post again until after the elections, so everyone go out and vote!

Plus have a HAPPY SPOOKY AND FUN HALLOWEEN!

Steeple study

I did four of these studies not so long ago while the hills

were alive with color. I took my 15" x 22" (half sheet) of

Fabriano Cold Press watercolor paper and loosely drew

four rectangles on the page. I then tried to work them all

at the same time, but varying some colors and compositions.

This is a great exercise, because you learn from one to the

next. Plus you think of them as practice and the precious piece

of paper becomes less of a focus to be your next masterpiece.

These were done outside and took probably slightly over an

hour to complete. (I posted another one of these on Oct. 14th)

Silo and Red Barn

"Silo and Red Barn" 10" x 22"

This summer image was just begging to be posted today...

Now that the forecast is saying we are in for snow! Oh no..

it's too early. I loved painting this out in the field. The lower

part of the painting was loosely interpreted by just washing

several shades of greens and yellows to indicate a vast field

of grasses. Scratching across the paper with the back of your

brush, or dipping it into a darker color to get random strokes.

It makes the movement of the paint less predictable. Plus my

ever present splotches and splashes!

Mandevilla

Another sketchbook entry that I did several weeks ago

in a friend's garden. Unfortunately the frost has gotten

to our garden and not much is left. The impatiens are so

tender that they always get hit first, but surprisingly the

fuchsia is still doing okay...would not have thought they

were tough. This pink flower, I believe, is the Mandevilla plant.

Obviously not a winter hardy one, but I have seen it around

quite a bit as a summer annual. I did the sketch with my

newest sketchbox tool...one of those synthetic brushes

that you fill with water, so you always have a brush at the

ready, without having to find a cup of water! With a tissue

in hand it wipes clean just like that waiting for the next color.

Illusion of Fall

"Illusion of Fall" 22" x 15"

This painting was one of four that was

selected by a company to reproduce on

canvas...I have the samples of the pieces

they did (one of which was the poppy piece

that was in the Coldwater Creek catalog, see a

previous post) and this fall piece is another one.

They are hanging in the living room and are quite

large. It's fun to see my paintings on canvas and

not framed behind glass. I don't know who will be

stocking these pieces, but keep your eye out at

stores like Homegoods and Target...you never know.

Or maybe another catalog will select a new piece!

Tulip Tableau

"Tulip Tableau"

I'm baaaaaaaccccckkkkkk! Miss me? Some of you said

you would, so thanks for that! A day in the big apple...alot of

fun visiting with a friend. Didn't do much except walk around,

which is what you typically do in the city anyway! Now it's back

to the computer and updating my blog. The tulips came to mind,

because it's that time to put bulbs in the ground. I mentioned a

while ago that I had some left over from last year, so that experiment

is going to happen...maybe today I'll put them all in a big hole and

cross my fingers and see what comes up next spring. I should be able

to deduct that expense from my taxes, because they'll serve as

inspiration for future paintings...right?

Red answer

"Glad glads" 22" x 10"

So my red question from last week

didn't garner that many answers(too easy, right?)

...but for those of you who either commented or

emailed....the colors are visible again in this

painting...Cadmium Red Medium and Alizarin

Crimson. The Alizarin is an easy one...on so

many of our palettes. I have also tried Bright

Red by Holbein and Napthol Crimson by Daler

Rowney, which was another guess. I'm off for a few

days...so you'll have to do without my posts until

Thursday and bear with the same figure painting

of the week for another couple days.

Red Pepper Reds

I am already thinking about what to make for

dinner tonight and this red pepper jumped out

at me as an image to post...because at the top of

the menu is either meatloaf or shepherd's pie...but

you probably aren't too interested in my meal choices,

so I'll talk about the two colors of red...one decidedly

warm and the other on the cooler side. Can you guess

which one circles the top of the pepper and which

one is on the bottom/shadow side of it? I'll let you

"stew"(another good dinner choice) over this question

for the weekend! :)

Daffodil Party

"Daffodil Party" 15" x 22"

I thought I'd throw you all for a loop and post a very "spring"

image so deep into the fall! This is what we have to look forward

to...I actually have a bag of bulbs still in the basement from last

year that never made it in the ground prior to frost...I don't

know if they are any good anymore...I'll just dig a giant hole, throw

caution to the wind, toss them all in there and look for volunteers

in the spring! Or they'll just be squirrel food...but hopefully there

will be some that will end up being painted and captured on paper!

Swirling tulips

"A Tempest of Tulips and a tea cup" 22" x 15"

So my sap green experiment didn't work

yesterday...not because it's not possible, but

because I didn't get to paint outside :) So I will

have to table that idea until next time. This

painting is one I picked up yesterday from the

show that has ended. I love the swirling tulips.

Doing their little tulip dance! I'll probably

bring this one to one of my galleries because

this was the first show where it's been shown.

Sap Green overload

This is the Williston Church steeple peaking out from

behind fall foliage. Where would we be without Sap Green?

Today I am going to pick up my paintings from the Round

Barn show and will try to squeeze in some plein air painting

time...but maybe with the mission of not dipping my brush

into the Sap Green! That in itself can be my challenge...

We must always give ourselves some sort of assignment when

it comes to painting...make it exciting, work BIG, work small.

use a flat brush for the whole painting, don't sketch first...so

many choices, hopefully I'll settle on one or two today!

Overlooking Champlain

Happy Monday to you! Another week, more blogging!

Here is a piece I did about 2 weeks ago from an overlook

across Lake Champlain...it is the fifth great lake...well that

fact was never proven or approved for that matter...ha ha

The leaves were starting to change and there was some color

in the Adirondacks across the way. Most of the state is now

past peak, but it was certainly nice. Southern Vermont was

especially "red" and glowing. Enjoy the start of your week.

Pristine Peonies

"Pristine Peonies" 15" x 15" at Shelburne Farms through October 19th.

The week of show showings is over...makes me realize

that my work is literally across the state...maybe it's time

to go across state lines and look at other galleries. Perhaps

in the spring, take a road trip and explore what other venues

are out there. We are being treated to beautiful fall weather

up here in Northern Vermont. The colors have been nice as

well. I didn't get out as much as I wanted to paint the scenery.

Maybe I'll brave winter's weather and try my hand at some

snowy scenes sometime these next few months. White flowers..

snow covered hills??? It's just leaving the white of the paper, right?

Imbued with color

"Imbued with color"

If you find yourself in the Southern sector of

Vermont you can view this painting at the

Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester.

They host a National Fall Exhibition every year

and this year the juror awarded some additional

honors to select artists in the form of "juror's selection".

This just means an honorable mention, but my pieces

were included among the 30 or so other works!

Yahoo....

Suave

"Suave" 7.5" x 7.5"

Another show in a different location. This little painting

can be found at the Mary Bryan Gallery in Jeffersonville

at their Small Works Show. There will be an artist reception

on November 2 from 3 - 5 p.m. There are over 240 little

paintings on display and for sale...maybe a good idea for

some Holiday shopping? They also have a plein air show

going on right now. The hills are alive with art here in Vermont!

Purple Majesties

"Purple Majesties" 22" x 15"

This painting is at the Round Barn show

in Waitsfield..That show is up through October13th.

Read an article about that show here.

A great location as well. Beautiful drive

along country roads and loaded farmstands.

Time flies during the fall months when I am carting

myself and various paintings across the state.

North, South, East, West...but what a nice

time to be able to do it though!

Nature's Bounty

"Nature's Bounty" 11" x 15"

Here is one of the five paintings on display at the Envisioned

in a Pastoral Setting show at Shelburne Farms. This one sold

on opening night! That's a great feeling to meet the person buying

the painting and being able to talk about your work. It is always

nice to be a part of this show. The work is varied and the

diversity of artists and media is wonderful. Plus the setting

is unlike any other. The show will run through October 19th.

Orange you glad it's Friday?

The last installment of orange as a color and as a subject!

Makes me want to try with some other fruit in the future.

My latest entry for the different strokes blog is linked on mine.

Check it out. This week was a doozy. Next week I'll post some

paintings of my fall shows. I can't believe it's October already.

Where does the time go? I am diving in to the local community

clay studio this evening with my youngest niece.. I haven't been

behind a potter's wheel since college! Should be a fun night.