There are times I feel like I may have made a mess of things. Other times when I’ve taken on projects big enough I have doubts about my ability to survive them. Sometimes I feel like I just need to stay in my own little comfort zone and recover from the outward world and focus… Continue reading Tomato Paste

It has been a long time for a blog post. Too, long really. My apologies. But I have a good excuse. I might even go so far as to call it a good reason. I took on a very large project, one which also has engaged almost all of my creative skills. One which has… Continue reading Just checking in

Got out with the Northern Neck Plein Air Group today. The weather could hardly have been nicer other than a rather stiff breeze that started kicking up around 10 a.m. Five of us turned out. We met up in the parking area of the Dameron Marsh Nature Preserve and walked all over the place before… Continue reading The Season Begins

Today the sky was clear and the winds were balmy. It is supposed to be very similar tomorrow and I’m going out with the Northern Neck Plein Air Group to Dameron Salt March Preserve to do a little Plein Air Painting as the opening for our 2017 season. So far, it looks like I’m going… Continue reading Weirdly Weather

I’m a tad behind my own schedule. It’s been a busy week. But I want to record my impressions from the Liz Haywood-Sullivan Workshop hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Pastel Society last weekend. Because it was a three-day workshop (Saturday, Sunday and Monday) we were fortunate enough to keep to the original dates falling on President’s… Continue reading Workshop Report

I’m soon to attend a workshop sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Pastel Society. Our instructor is none other than the esteemed Elizabeth Haywood-Sullivan, president of the International Association of Pastel Societies. You can see some of her work by clicking on the link of her name. I was chatting with one of my fellow MAPS members,… Continue reading Getting My Eyes Right