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I had a great time teaching my plein air workshop last weekend. I had been worried that by scheduling the class so early in April, we would risk rainy weather, but the stars were all in alignment last weekend: 80+ degrees and sunny with no wind...it doesn't get better than that! I had a great group of hard-working students who had their easels set up even before I showed up in the mornings. I really enjoy teaching - I find it an interesting challenge to put what I do on canvas into words and to try to explain it in a way [...]

*click on "Archives" at left to see March '08 blog postings Whenever I spend too much time in the studio, my paintings start to get too tight; but whenever I spend too much time plein air painting, I get frustrated with not being able to develop more complex designs in the couple of hours I have before the light changes. So I'm always striving to find the balance between the two. For the past few weeks, I've been in the studio in the mornings, working on some large aspen paintings. And then I feel like a kid let out for recess when [...]