My painting buddy Myrrh Haslam and I decided to plan a two day painting trip: we would drive an hour and a half west of Houston and paint the fields and barns near Round Top, Texas for two days. We met at our usual parking lot at 7:00 a.m. Monday morning and drove west. An […]
Two Day Plein Air Painting among the hay bales and cows but most definitely not rocks. Read More »
Yesterday my friend Myrrh Haslam and I headed out to paint for the day. I left my house at 6:45 a.m. and we met at our regular meeting place – Macy’s parking lot – then we put all our painting supplies in one car and drove west out of Houston. This time we had a
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My husband and I recently took a trip to Grand Teton National Park. I packed my painting supplies and we headed off to Wyoming. I have a small pochade box that I’ve had for a long time and I bring it on trips where I’m not sure exactly how much or when I’m going to
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I recently finished this portrait that I call “Flower Girl”. Her grandmother commissioned me to paint her older sister a few years ago and now it was her turn. We had such a fun time taking photos, this precious little girl followed instructions beautifully. She gave me two or three lovely expressions and then would
After a little vacation in Amsterdam with my husband it was time for him to work for a week in Den Haag. We started out in the company hotel but it was cramped, even by Dutch standards, so we moved after one night to the wonderful Kur Haus right on Scheveningen, the beach next to
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My favorite part of our trip to Amsterdam was visiting Rembrandt’s House! I’ve studied his work and read so much about Rembrandt, I feel like I’ve been IN that house before and walked the cobblestone streets during his time. Rembrandt lived from 1606 to 1669. One of the best books I’ve read about Rembrandt is
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Lucky me! My husband had to go to the Netherlands for a week of work so I tagged along and brought my paints. We added a week of vacation so we were there for two weeks. What a beautiful country! The weather changes fast, one minute the sky is blue with billowing clouds tearing across
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I headed west of Houston with my friend and artist Myrrh Haslam on a beautiful spring day. We drove down backroads near Bellville, Texas and settled on this beautiful scene to paint. Wildflowers were everywhere! This particular road was so quiet, I think only one car drove past us the whole morning. The temperature was
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