Category Archives: Do the Work

Day Two Of Painting Before The Clouds Set In

Today was sunny again but not the bright blue skies of yesterday. At one point I thought I’d have to throw everything into the back of the car due to what looked like imminent rain but the darkness passed and … Continue reading →

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Paint Day at Last!

It’s been rainy. I’ve been working. This morning though, the sun was out AND I was off work and so I headed out pretty early. Got coffee and even lunch on my way out of town and ended up wandering … Continue reading →

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Here Comes The Sun

What a pleasure to be out in the sun today. Tonight was a bit windy. And, I realized that the reason for using the pochade box/tripod is so I’m not uncomfortably juggling everything on my lap/the ground/the car/etc. Oh yeah. … Continue reading →

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Painting in the Rain

That’s what the first part of yesterday was all about. This morning has stopped raining for the moment so I guess I’m heading back out there. And then the vultures came.

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That Bright Shiny Thing…

in the sky… what was that? That was yesterday. Today, it wasn’t raining but there was no sun, and since I was off I got out there and tried some painting. And then it rained some more. So I came … Continue reading →

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