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I have not been doing much painting.  I’ve been busy with sculptures and traveling.  In the past year I’ve seen two of the three largest waterfalls, gawked on my first African safari, spent a night on the Sahara,  been to both the Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope, climbed on glaziers,  and explored slums and cities.     I’ve enjoyed the outdoors from 105 F heat with squalls and 20 F with 45 knot steady wind with gusts. 

I did spend a lot of time mentally mixing colors.  I often do this when driving.

This spring I spent several days watching Plein Air Live demos and classes in many medias.  Not only did I learn the program helped me clarify my art growth and set my areas to pay attention to and play in this year. 

Last summer I worked a lot with open corners with images fading in the corners.  This spring I’ve started spreading into pallet knife use – an excellent way to show color shifts and contrasts.  So now with my architectural, detailed, watercolorish style I’ve got an arsenal for a successful summer season.  I’m excited.      

Smiling,       Margaret