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This post will be short and sweet! I’m coming to the end of my 3 weeks in Whatcom County and ready to return to our Southern home, cats and all the summer goodness of Tennessee. With all my heart, I give thanks to every one of my wonderful friends here and for all the sweet conversations, tasty meals, lovely walks, and small adventures. I am very blessed! Now to share the next batch of plein air paintings from the past 10 days:  The “Garden Stairs” in-situ: Like many people, I’ve lived in a lot of different places. Sixteen years ago (has it been that long?!) we moved our family to Middle Tennessee for a better job opportunity and fell in love with the rolling hills, fireflies, humid summer nights, and green tree covered vistas. But even with all that Southern love, I’m still not “over” the Pacific Northwest, so it is fortunate that I am able to come back each summer for an extended visit. And, guess what? My friends still love me and want to spend lots of time hanging out! They also are very supportive of my painting passion and let me disappear for a couple hours to paint the beauty here, where I am staying through the end of June. Already I’ve done 4 plein air sketches in the past week, applying the recent workshop lessons of keeping things simple and quick, not trying to create a finished painting, capturing light and mood rather than worrying about impressing anyone. I’m finding out that doing the quick sketch is training my brain to see and paint with more attention to shape relationships and values. Here are the sketches I’ve done so far...I may or may not tweak them later or use them as reference for a studio painting. I’m just enjoying myself in this very pretty place....my Northwest home❤️ Thanks for reading and viewing!!
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