Category Archives: Classwork

and… painting

Also may have traumatized the wee furry things by vacuuming a little. They seem to have recovered nicely.

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What? November 22nd?

Where has November gone? Some of you remember today as the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Some of you know November as NaNoWriMo – 50,000 words, 30 days, 0 excuses. While I do remember the death of JFK, I … Continue reading

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Plein Air October 2018

Here are all the pix from the week of plein air painting with Bob LaFond:

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Day Four, En Plein Air

Today as we were scoping out views at the top of the hill Bob, our teacher, suggested that I should try something with something in the fore and mid ground rather than just long views. So I picked a spot … Continue reading

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Wednesday of Plein Air Week II

Today we walked calmly up the hill behind The Clark (two of us wisely bringing our stuff with us because we knew we weren’t going up and down and back up again!) and we painted as the clouds came and went and light played on the hills. Continue reading

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