Saturday, October 26 2019 In my fantasy dream vacation,I have rented a large Villa somewhere in Europe and I have friends with me. We've gathered around the kitchen after a long day of sightseeing, painting, and writing and now our local Chef has arrived and is creating a local masterpiece. The food is organic straight from the Farms, all he brought with him was his knife. And it begins. We watch him cut and slice and dice. The wine opens and good conversation begins. We sink into another Starry Night at the Villa in Europe.  The thing that is missing,...

Monday August 26th 2019 Resting Face I parked in my usual spot alongside the east facing wall of the grocery store. It has taken me a few visits to figure out just where to park so that my car lines up with the area on the mural I am working on and the shade. I’ve been tracking the shade for about a week and know now that I can actually start later as the shade drops across the wall midmorning.  Painting outside in summer is almost as difficult as painting around the rain. The wall heats up and the paint...