Last week.

I have tried to put into practice the things I learned from the two workshops :

And I have made decisions toward a direction for me to take.

Watercolor of journeys store front are my values still mumbling?do you see a old florida type bait and tackle shop. 

Do you want to sit here and read a book?

 Get a suntan....I tried to use Morgan's method of capturing light coming through Palm tree.

Can you see the pattern the palm tree makes against the sky are my sky holes darker than sky? Hmm no...got to go back .i

Got to work on water and rigging on this on.also trees on back of boat.

Things I learned these two weeks

Where do you get your strength or courage to continue painting? If it is from the approval of mortals, you run the risk of not having approval...hence no strength. 

In one workshop, I gained wonderful approval and a new way to approach my handling of the painting...in an other...I met frustration..almost wanting to never paint or teach again.

I intend that both will make me stronger.

I realize I must get my strength from me...my innerds...

Here are some of the paintings I have done this week...and last....some are not finished...well...I never feel that they are finished...I could pick them to death.

One dear artistic friend...an author...said our efforts...paintings ...poems ...books...are like  our children...we could pick their faults to death,..trying to make them perfect...