Time to Paint

With all the snow, & now icy conditions outside, it seems that the best thing to do is stay inside & paint.

Regrettably, I no longer have my South End studio. It has taken me some time to come to terms with this loss, but with the weather as it is, painting at home is seeming more & more like the perfect option.

Gracie recently came to create her own masterpiece in my new at home studio. I know that I am very lucky to have such a cozy & bright place to paint.

Now it is just a matter of staying focused & not letting the distractions of home get in the way .... like... maybe... the computer... & the internet ?? 

Sun is out, the river is high ; back to the studio with Emily

Last week end was a wash, literally. It rained for what seemed like forty days & forty nights. In fact, it was more like three days & three nights, but that was enough. There were certainly lots of jokes & references to Noah's ark brandished about. We experienced some serious leaks in our domicile but thankfully our ceiling did not completely fall down as I had feared. The Naponset River, on who's banks we live, crested just below the flood line. It had not reached that hight since 1955, when a huricane hit the area.

The sun has come out. Warmer weather has arrived. Bulbs are popping up. And everything is looking wonderful.

As a result of the rain I have not been to the studio for awhile. I have done very little painting this month.

Emily is on school break while her siblings are still in school & her mom is working, so she came over to spend some time with me. After checking out the river we headed off to the studio. She painted a beautiful painting. Unfortunately we forgot to take a photo of the finished product. And she gave me some good tips on what I was working on. We enjoyed our time together & the chance to be back in the studio.