New Painting for the Texas Hill Country Invitational

Boerne's Texas Hill Country Invitational will be October 19-21 this year. It will be a full weekend of art events and art sale, for more information go to www.boerneprofessionalartists.com.
Here is a sneak peak at one of my newest paintings to be shown that weekend.

Spring Along the Creek

Spoleto!

Even though I'd been to Spoleto three times before, I had never entered the city by walking across this ancient Roman aqueduct...what a spectacular sight with the deep ravine below and the Umbrian hills stretching far into the distance.  I did two sketches here.  First, the aqueduct itself.  Then, looking up the valley to a church nestled in the hills.  Can't wait to do a painting of both of these scenes.  Ken took a photo of my aqueduct sketch. :-)   Those Romans!  How did they build that?

Sketching in Italy....La Romita

After Bo left I joined a group for a two week art workshop at La Romita led by Ken O'Connell of Oregon.  Several were from the Northwest and I was the only Texan.  www.laromita.org  Meeting Ken and all the other artists was interesting and inspirational.

San Gemini, Italy...pigeons kept me company!

 Stayed dry in Tivoli Gardens

Then the fun began:  Every morning the breakfast bell rang at 7am then we had our gear ready for the bus at 8am.  Raniero, our driver, took us to a new place in the hills of Umbria every day.  Sometimes we'd be gone all day then we'd come back for dinner at La Romita, prepared by local women Franca and Egitzia.  Some days were only half day excursions returning for lunch and an afternoon of studio work.  All meals were anticipated with watering mouths as they were always delicious and varied.

Italy!

Trevi Fountain....and yes!  Threw a coin!

Just returned from a wonderful trip to Itlay!  Bo and I spent 4 days in Rome, staying in an apartment that overlooked Campo di Fiori.  We saw as much as we could and loved buying fresh vegetables and pasta in the morning and then preparing them for our dinner in the evening as the Campo came to life with music.

On the roof of the Vatican!

Seeing the Colosseum..

"A Good Place to Wade"
Cibolo Creek
Boerne, Texas

During these hot summer days, there is no better place to cool off than in our own Cibolo Creek where it passes through the Cibolo Nature Center.  A perfect depth for wading, skipping rocks, catching a leaf as it floats by or just cooling off your toes.  Hope you get a chance to enjoy it!

Summer News

"Creek Spring"

This summer has been SO HOT that it has fried my website.  Not really, of course, but my website has disappeared and now I must start anew to create one.   So, for the time being this blog will be my connection to those wanting to see some watercolors.  "Hat Dance" posted here and seen earlier on digital billboards in San Antonio has been selected by the sponsors of the Old Town Helotes Fine Art Show for the cover of the show brochure.  A nice surprise!  Please come see the show August 18-19 at the Gardens at Old Town Helotes, Texas.  "Hat Dance" will be there, as well as, some others.

"Broken Giants"
Guadalupe River State Park

"Cactus Patch"

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