To the Gallery Today

These are the carousel animals in pastel that were done a couple of months back. I have framed them and they (among others) are going to Prairie Winds Art Center in Grand Island, Ne. today. I will be there all day. One of the things I do, is change out my art from time to time. Also going are "Hills of Ojo Caliente", "Prairie Palace", "Catalina of Antigua", "High Country Quakie", "Atitlan Garden" and "Desert 1".

We had temps over 100 yesterday..a cooler day for us today, lots of rain up that direction last night...maybe not so hot...but oh the mosquitoes are out and about. They even followed me into the studio this morning...drat!

"Carousel Casting Call"

36" x 12" pastel on canson

When Life Happens

About 3 days of no painting...several things that took the time away. The good thing is I am now a member of the Prairie Winds Art Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. That's a 91 mile drive, one way. Takes about 1 1/2 hours to get there. But - I needed to expand my horizons - in a regional sense and decided to start here. The members are VERY nice and friendly people! It will be a good fit! Here are some photos of what you see when you go there, and if you are in the area, I suggest you visit the gallery - it's very cool!

The street view at 112 W. 3rd St.. The building has been many businesses over the years. It has a nice antique interior.

This is what you see as you walk in the door.

The Member Show started on Wednesday. You can see my "Harness" painting on this stand!

Because I am new, I have a space on the wall near the back...gotta start somewhere. But as you walk around, you can see my art from most spots in the gallery because it is straight back from the entrance door.

Had to go the other direction on Thursday to get our car looked at and have some maintenance done. Here is the sunrise over Waconda Lake on the way. It was breathtaking!