Back on The Road Again - to Estes Park

Here Eldon Warren and Rick Frisbie paint the glowing afternoon last year in Estes Park at PAINT THE PARKS Plein Air Event. What a great time, and this will be my 4th year participating.
So after catching my breath from Cheyenne and running through one crazy week of Dr appts, kid's school registration, frame sorting, unpacking and repacking, answering emails - (so much for unimportant details) - Saturday morning I will head back to the Front Range of Colorado to paint in Estes Park.
If you are in the area next weekend check it out. Saturday morning is the Quick Draw Competition starting at 8:30 am, with an Auction immediately following - all in Riverside Park, downtown Estes.
At 4pm the Plein Air Show will open at Earthwood Gallery and the Cultural Arts Council, featuring work painted that week. Both Galleries are on the north side of Elkhorn Ave. - the main drag.
Below, Leslie Allen and I stand in front of her quick draw, of me.

There will be posts and photos when I get back, but in the meantime - I think I hear my laundry calling.

Estes Park 2008. Leslie Allen Paints Me

Well, this was fun. Leslie Allen (a fellow member of PAAC) was set up behind me, and unbeknown to me, used me as her quick draw model; and a sweet job she made of it. I would have loved to have bought it at the auction but knew better than to get in the middle of the bidding - which got rolling quite quickly. In the end my friend Damon, a gallery owner form Columbus took it home. - Sigh. . .
Take a look at the hat; so expressive, so terse and decisive. Check out more of Leslie's work at www.allenfineart.com.