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Thornwood Gallery is having a Spring Flower Show this Saturday, May 2, with Champagne and light Hors d'oeuvres from 1:00 to 5:00. That way you can toast Kentucky Derby Day, get in a festive mood, and still be home in time to see the race and sing "My Old Kentucky Home"! Naturally I will have quite a few flower paintings in the show but other artists from the Gallery will be represented as well. If you own a big hat, feel free to wear it! A good time will be had by all, and That you can bet on!

Notes on the painting above. The Still Life is one of the most personal of subject-matters. The artist is arranging objects that have special meaning often loaded with private emotion. The silver teapot is from my mother's tea service which my grandmother bought for her, and I inherited. My grandmother was especially fond of pink roses and hydrangeas, and the circle motif bounds the 3 of us together. I like to think for Eternity.

These white Adirondack chairs were arranged on the lawn at Texas Corinthian Yacht Club near Kemah this winter; Ready for a Party! Can't you just hear the clink of ice and the sound of sailing stories being told? However; as an artist, the first thing I saw was the colors of the reflected light bouncing off those white surfaces. The Yellowed winter grass and the clear Blue sky mixed with the warm sunlight played over the white surfaces turning them many shades of Blue-green and Blue-violet. Each chair faced the sun at a slightly different angle which also affected how Yellow or Blue the opposite side appeared. I wish I had thought to put a Red beach ball on one of those chairs... then we really would have had a Wild Time!  This stuff really floats my boat!

I will be teaching two Plein Air Workshops in Park City, Utah this summer and I hope some of you can come. The dates are August 17,18,and 19 for the first session and August 28,29,and 30 for the second. You can come to one or both if you will be in town. We will be covering Composition, Color mixing, Atmospheric Perspective, Edges, Color Temperatures and Values. The workshops will be run through the Kimbell Art Center but we will be going to painting locations out from town or up the Town lift most days. However; I will not ask anyone to hike too far with painting gear.  These workshops are for beginners as an introduction to painting outdoors, to advanced who just want to expand their knowledge. The cost is $350. for the 3 days. I will provide a supply list and instructional materials, but understand some portable easels are available at the Kimbell Art Center. For more information and to sign up please click the link for Kimbell Art Center here. Then click on "Adult Classes" and scroll down to bottom of the page. The classes will be limited to 8 people so please sign up as soon as you can.