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A Busy Year Ahead

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A New (and busy!) Year Ahead I missed this past fall's blog post so I will try to bring readers up to speed on what's been happening. In October I was invited to speak at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA for their Meet the Artist program. It was a truly enjoyable visit. I gave a demo on creating a value underpainting from a sketch I did in the field earlier in the season. I spoke with a group of about 50 people who were very engaged and asked some really fantastic questions. I love when that happens! Many thanks to Jan Marabito for being so great at organizing this event. Jan Marabito and me in front of my value demo Me demonstrating how to close your eyes when you paint. I painted from a pretty detailed drawing of a house I found not far from my studio. It sits back a bit from the road behind a larger stone house. I have driven by many many times and just happened to notice that the lamp in the first floor window was always on. I mean, ALWAYS. No ...