One of My Favorite Places

I went to Mexico for five days with some of my dearest friends on earth. We laughed until our stomachs hurt, hiked until our butts hurt, and ate and drank until our everything hurt. I brought home a cold for a souvenir, but oh was it worth it. Since I wasn't making art for the last week, I thought I would share with you photos from one of my favorite places to be, with some of my favorite people to be with. These are the times that re-fill me with what I was missing.

This is the sunset on our last evening in Mexico. Inspiring isn't it?

Happy hour in our favorite spot at the cabin.

My favorite guy.

 

My hiking crew.

 

 

Studio To Do List

I had a novel thought today. I made a to do list for my work in the studio. I ALWAYS make lists for the office because I lack focus, but it never occurred to me to make one for the studio. (unless I have a major deadline) So today I painted on the sanded over bad name callin' painting and I am just loving it. It has somehow turned into this lovely abstracted sunset or moonrise. Is that a word?

I also worked on my Bruges painting. We (the Gateway Gallery artists) are working on a collaboration of sorts. Greg Matchick has provided each of us with one of his beautiful photographs of Bruges, Belgium called Three Swans in a Canal and we are creating our own pieces inspired by his photo. I am a little intimidated by the project, but I am really enjoying it too. Using his photograph has made me stretch my color muscle in a wonderful way. The painting is very abstract though and I, of course, am already stressing that people will think it is ugly. Oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained right?