Estes Park PLEIN AIR 2008. Dawn on Thursday

Here's Dawn Normali with her finished painting of Hallett Peak. Dawn has great style and this was one of my favorite pieces.

And what was I doing all afternoon? - Since I have no painting to show. . .
While looking for a view to paint I struck up a conversation with a couple from California, who as it turned out, live very near where I came from 5 years ago. She teaches at the elementary school where my son went, knew many places and people that I knew. It was one of those those unexpected and serendipitous conversations based in common threads that turned into something more, about art and faith and life; a conversation worth giving up a painting for.

Eldon's Ten Minute Wonder

At the end of the afternoon Eldon pulled out a bunch of 5x7 canvases and I challenged him to do one in 10 minutes. This was the result; a sweet little memoir of a really wonderful afternoon, simple and direct; and Eldon gave it to me. Thanks.