Everchanging view....

I don't tire of the sky's around here.... this was taken a couple of days ago.... but would-ja look at that!  So beautiful I felt the need to share.

Oak Leaf Support... who woulda thunk

Someone sent me a link to some incredible leaf art a few weeks ago... they had intricately carved images out of the leaves.... That got me thinking about leaves as canvas...so here is my first experiment. The trick is to treat the leaves with glycerin, so they stay supple. I'm thinking I'll need to coat the back of the leaf with some sort of acrylic medium, so it won't crumble... I love experimenting. :)

Back to the High Road...

a "hot" start... who knows where this will end up. 12 x 12 paper.

A start in 3 values... the bones are there...next comes the fun.

I'm getting back to the "high road" series... Here are 2 works in progress... Feels good to be back at the non-representational work. It's a lot harder... but more rewarding.

finding the sunset setting on my camera...

I posted this photo on my facebook page, but thought the blog deserved it too. Just one of those "right place at the right time" sorts of pics...the "sunset" setting on my little cannon is magical. Really really looked just like that.

New floral class @ Michael's in Traverse City...

Had fun painting this today in class... The best thing about this lesson is that once you get the idea... you can do it over and over, in different colors. A bouquet for every room! :)

Dandy Sunsets 'Round These Parts.....

Pierce Stocking Drive near Glen Arbor, MI

Last Night

Early September

Just sharing with you all.... We love living here in Honor, MI!

Happiness is having friends to paint with.....

plein air sketch

Platte River enters into Lake Michigan just past this spot

My two good friends, Sue Galos and Patty Henderson, came to visit us last week. What a great time we had.... painting, talking, laughing, playing dominos and watching art videos. And don't get me started on what happened when we opened the newly delivered wine (from wine.com) at 2:00 in the afternoon..... Sigh... I miss them!