Spring City Studio Tours

Saturday September 12th was the Spring City Studio Tours.

I took my favorite little traveling companion (and her doll).

The plein air landscape show was quite impressive this year.

This year turned out to be different. It was more about the other activities. At the farmers market I bought a box of peaches for $10 and some delicious tomatoes from the farmer who grew them. I also bought some marmalade and jam from a woman who showed me which trees and bushes the fruit that she used came from.

Having attended this event every year, it was fun to have it a bit different.

The Workshop . . .

was a great time! Michael is a good teacher and I learned a lot.

He did a number of demos.

I really liked how he patiently took us through his process step by step.

He dubbed this workshop the "Cow Painting Workshop". Very cool!

Michael Workman Landscape Workshop

After wanting to do this for a long time, here it is! I'm so excited for this weekend!

A lovely morning was spent in the Jordan River Temple on Saturday with our dear friends Mark and Sylvia from Houston. Samuel, their newest addition, was sealed to them.

A New Book!

For Mother's Day I got a book I've had my eye on by Josef Albers. To Open Eyes was written by two of his students. I was interested in it because of his color studies. I've had an idea for years now for a color study I want to do. It will take quite a bit of time and effort, but I think I'm ready to work some more on it. It's progress will appear on this blog I'm sure.

Back to painting and blogging

Wednesday night was the final class for my Emotional Release Class, which turned out to be a success. It was a lot of effort to create a six week class of that kind with all of the handouts and such that go along with it. It was great fun and I'm so glad it's put together. Next time I teach it will be a lot easier 'cause I'll know what I'm doing!

My thoughts have turned back to painting and I'm excited to get back to painting. I need to finish Jade and begin working on Kurt and Julie.

Here it is! (But only about 1/2 done)

My niece Jade, a rising art star, recently told me that she was enjoying painting some paint by numbers. I had the idea of creating a paint by number for her birthday of herself. I soon realized that was beyond my capabilities and that it would be easier to paint the portrait myself, which I have been enjoying very much. Her birthday is today and it's not finished yet, but.....

Happy Birthday Jade !

Love, The Greens