I was so fortunate to stay at my friend Ev's home with a view of Okanaga Lake. I was the host at the Courtyard Gallery in Enderby, B.C. on Saturday and Monday. Staying at Ev's cut down my driving by half and I was able to enjoy a visit with my Mom and sister on Sunday, just perfect! I still had my plein air set up from doing an oil painting demo on Friday and had 2 unfinished (actually BARELY STARTED) paintings. I set up with the beautiful view just beyond my easel. It felt strange to work on different subjects with my plein air set up but was just as enjoyable! The last photo is the inspiring view, a heart felt thank you Ev!

"Scrabbling" 
12" x 9", Oil on canvas panel, #20011526A

"Springtime Romance"
14" x 14", Oil on gallery board, #2001526B

I had the good fortune to arrive in Sicamous the day before Sue's figure drawing. There was no instruction other than the poses were timed and you did your own thing. I only had computer paper and charcoal so mine were small and tight. It took me a little while to get into it as the 2 minute poses were almost timed out before I got started!! There were 2, 5, 10 minute pses and 1 25 minute pose to end the session. As my computer paper was small, my charcoal piece large, I quickly ran out of shapes to draw so I started on our lovely models face (bottom photo), timing out at 25 minutes for both. What fun but exhausting time, thanks Sue and Dody's Art For Everyone!!