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Summer's End
Wednesday September 3, 2008
“Windy Water” 16 X 20”
Another summer has slipped by. I always feel like I missed out on something when the summer ends. It’s the time of year when I have to work the hardest so I have mixed feelings. I know the warm weather is on it’s way out, but I also know my life will slow down a bit too. This past weekend I took a break and visited some friends on a lake in southern Maine, where I got to waterski, go tubing, swim, play horseshoes, try to play tennis (I’m not very good), and then we went surfing Monday morning! It was a great weekend. Plus I set up my easel on Sunday and gave some painting lessons to the people I was staying with. It’s pretty interesting watching them struggle through a painting and thinking about what I can do to make their painting time more producitve. It was fun. Maybe one day I’ll post a photo of one of their paintings. It was also good practice for my next workshop, which will be Columbus Day weekend in Damariscotta, Maine. I’ve been offered to teach alot of workshops lately, and I’m trying to figure out if it’s worth it to get involved in doing alot of these. I think I’ll end up doing a couple every year, but I don’t want to lose my painting time.
As for painting, these days I’ve been hot and cold. I feel much less consistent when I’m working. Every time I start a new painting I wonder if I’ll be able to pull it off. Every once in a while I go through one of these phases, and I’m hoping to get right out of this one. Monday afternoon and yesterday I did some good work, and I’m hoping to keep that up. I do have a few new paintings I’m hoping to get on the website in the next few days. I’ll post here once I’ve updated the site.