Posts made in October, 2007

Florence Painting Retreat

Florence Painting Retreat

Seven of my painting friends and I recently headed to Florence, Oregon for a three day painting retreat at the Oregon coast. We had a wonderful time! Wednesday we had a picnic lunch and painted at the Umpqua Lighthouse. Then we checked into Driftwood Shores Resort which is right on the beach. Dinner was amazing, a small but great restaurant on the river, Waterfront Depot. I can still taste...

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Plein Air Watercolor Workshop in Roseburg, Oregon Sept. 6, 7, 8 2007

Plein Air Watercolor Workshop in Roseburg, Oregon Sept. 6, 7, 8 2007

What a fun and enjoyable workshop! Thursday was spent on the grounds of the Umpqua Valley Arts Association. I did a quick demo showing the process of creating a value study and a color sketch, then the class spread out to work individually. The weather was perfect with nice evening light. Once again on Friday we were at UVAA and enjoyed the atmosphere of the opening reception for the 100...

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