This was a trip of a lifetime for us, starting right out of the gate. When we decided to go to New Zealand with no connections, I have to say that I was a bit concerned about how long it was going to take me to recover from from this 20 hour flight.

For my birthday present this year, Cheryl planned a 4 day weekend in early August to Warren, VT where I would participate in a Plein Air Festival in the Mad River Valley in Waitsfield, VT. Plein Air is the French term for painting in the outdoors.

My paintings begin with a villa in Bonnieux in Provence, France. Since my high school days I have always wanted to learn how to speak French and Spanish and I started with Spanish, thinking that I would take French in college. Well, that was not to be…

So I’ve just finished the beginning of 2023 from January to May with various paintings, drawings and doodling in fits and starts. I enjoy plein air painting -the opportunity to be outdoors painting and alone in the quiet…