I am waiting for my friend Christinia to arrive at my house, as we are driving together to Nashville, Indiana to deliver a finished painting.

Remember, it had been a beautiful week… but now...IT'S SNOWING AGAIN!

Christinia drives up the driveway, gets out of the car ...she wearing her flip-flops.

Talk about the power of positive thinking!

We get under way. We drive cross over the Indiana border and the snow turns to rain. 30 minutes later there is no more rain. As we get close to Indianapolis… the sun is peeking out. When we arrive in Nashville, we are able to sit on the deck with no coats!

I really wish I had my flip-flops.

What a wonderful weekend! The painting was well received and is now hanging in it's new home.
 
Notice below: the daffodils are in bloom!

 

Happy New Year! May it be a better one for the world.

There is a peaceful hush created by the falling snow today. It instills in me a desire to cocoon indoors. Now is the time I take out my field studies and create my larger paintings for the galleries.   I have a chance to be one with nature in the comfort of my studio.

This year, during the summer, it is my intention to visit new states and explore the painting of different terrains. I did wander through Brown County, Indiana in December and will be doing a series of work featuring what I saw there. The land definitely has more of a vertical thrust and a lot more oak trees!

Another intention of mine for the new year is to be sure I blog every week when I am not on the road. So please come by and comment to the blog as the new year makes it simple beginning.

Stay warm!