Where the sun is fierce...

I am back in Mississippi. My last week at MacDowell was pretty amazing. I had an open studio which was attended by all the "cool people." An old old friend visited and the weather was amazing (finally). I am almost finished with the giant painting (title TBA). I have some work to do on the background. Now, I am enjoying all the amenities of modern life!
scenes from the open studio (brian, stephanie, liam, and random girl)
Drawings and inspiration on the rolling bulletin board.
Small painting (16" x 16")- it is unfinished, however the preliminary title is "Honey Do"

I am glad to be home!

One more week...

I better get crackin'. This painting is too big to work on in my studio (tiny tiny studio).

Update with bad puns

Here is the painting so far. I am struggling with the glass cake stand. I really hope I can finish this painting.


On my way back to Colony Hall (on my bike!?!) I saw an actual fork in the road.

Sunday roundup

I made it to the yarn store in Harrisville. It was a beautiful drive through rural NH to the mill town of Harrisville. They sell the yarn in the store to make "hardy new england sweaters". I really have little need for "hardy new england sweaters" so I bought some fingering weight yarn to make some kind of mittens. I loved all the colors.
sunset on the walk to my studio
Mount Modanock in fog...

I have been painting ALOT. I'll have some progress shots soon.

update

this is the gazebo right up from my studio. I eat my lunch there on a pretty day. We have had 2 sunny days thus far. Today it is raining....
Here is the inside of my lunch basket. They love Thermos products here. We had soup, cookie, and a sandwich.

field trip to the cabin

Yesterday was sunny, so I decided to explore....

I headed down from my studio to MacDowell's Cabin. This is a log cabin studio built for Edward MacDowell at the turn of the century. I am not sure if anyone ever used it. It is amazingly preserved- furniture and all. I love how massive it is for a small 10"x 12" studio.

Basketball in the wild

One of the sculptor, Will Lamson, created this awesome basketball hoop for the field. I love the scale and size of the piece. It almost looked like it made sense there...