My jet lag is finally fading, and I'm back to work!  Next on the agenda: write and paint for Summer Issue of Watercolor Magazine. The magazine's editors asked if I would write about how to paint from photographs, and being a compliant person, I agreed. The spring issue - now in larger bookstores has the first article of this series on painting the still life. The feature article I'll be working on for the next few weeks, will show step by step how I paint landscapes from photographs.  I'll most likely feature work from my trips to Tucson and the coast of Maine.

I'll be posting my latest paintings of the desert on later blogs, and this year I hope to incorporate Javelina into my landscapes. They are the cutest little wild pigs... although scientifically, they are not really pigs, but they sure look like and smell like pigs! Anyway, even though they look as gentle as puppies, they are indeed wild and hide huge tusks under their furry little lips.

Thanks to the folks who bought my paintings this year at Hacienda Del Desierto -- it is such a joy to get to know you all and see "in person" how you respond to my work. I have made many friends at the Brown's B&B over the years and I'm truly grateful to have the opportunity to get to know you.

My mind and heart is still in Tucson, but since I love my husband too and he missed me - I must return to New England. It is getting warmer here now and I look forward to spring. Our first Putney Painter session will be held this Saturday - we will be painting our own still life setups. If you would like to see the work of our mentors, visit Richard Schmid's website and Nancy Guzik's.

Here's looking forward to sunny and warmer days!
Sincerely,
Lori