April 7, 2011
Tonight I'm
officially half way through my stay here. I spent most of today
mulling over that while painting, feeling somber. Still working on a
big one of Sage Creek, taking my time and slowing down to my typical
style. This one needs it. In the evening Ed and Steven came over to
cheer me up and I made us dinner. We ate outside on the porch, and
then joined Ryan to watch part of a movie and sit around talking. It
helped.
I've been snapping
photos as I work on this painting with the intent to show the process
along the way. If I find time tomorrow, I might get them posted.
Next week I will be teaching art at Interior School. 54 kids, four
classrooms, grades K-8th. I have met the teachers and
have my plan in mind, but I need to prep a few more materials and
tailor my plan for each age group. Hope to get that done in the
morning. Ed is going to take me and maybe some others out to a paleo
site after lunch, which is always fascinating. Oh, and I have a new
neighbor, she does bird research and is here placing recording
devices for monitoring bird calls. She invited us to come along
sometime, which sounds great except for the 4am departure time. Eek.
I'll have to go for it sometime though, it's too interesting to pass
up.