painting at Quivera Wildlife area

The painters from the Flint Hills

workshop

Just returned from a wonderful workshop in the Kansas flint hills. Kim Casebeer is a great instructor and mentor. I learned about mixing those warm and cool colors that create such depth in her paintings. The Flying W ranch provided our housing and meals. Good food and nice comfy beds were appreciated after long days painting in cold and rainy weather. My Judson paint box and easel worked well for me. Just wished for some sun and less wind.

Cedars with shadows

Working on some paintings for the Hutchinson art fair in May

Painting with George Coll

Had a great time painting with George Coll and his students in Loveland Colorado.

Wichita Center for the Arts

made a trip to Wichita to pick up some Gamsol at Blue Bird Art Store. Gamsol is a great odorless product for thinning paint and cleaning brushes. Also made a trip to the Wichita Center for the Arts to check out their painting classes. What a wonderful surprise to find they had just hung an exhibit of Richard Schmidts paintings.