Another view from last week's trip to Columbia, IL.

Boy and Dog. A painting of my son reading the paper while the dog stands guard at his chair.

Plein air at Miles Cemetery. Last weekend I painted plein air at Miles Cemetery. Here is the view over the top of the mausoleum into the valley below.

The still life I painted in New York. The painting is 11x14 inches on a wooden panel. I loved the north light of that studio.

Portrait Sketch. My last sketch from New York. The master said, "Much Better."

Shawn and David were out this weekend. They are painting in front of the Old Stable Bridge.

Cloudy Sunday Morning
It was quite cloudy when I painted near the Old Stable Bridge in Forest Park. But the park is so beautiful and inspiring. Slowly the sun burned off the clouds and it got quite bright.

Kevin was painting there, too.

Last Sunday I painted in Tower Grove Park. This lovely fountain sparkled like a a jewel.

This summer I painted in New York. I painted in the 4th floor studio of the Art Students' League. The studio is bathed in north light from a clerestory window. The studio is studded with plaster casts of old masterpieces. The corner sink has a plaster cast above like a big moon hovering over us.

Labor Day Weekend. My second painting of the weekend. There is a bit of fall in the air.

Labor Day Weekend. There is something so free and fun about painting in the early morning. Here I crept down to the creek before anyone was up to paint the sun coming over the trees. 6"x 8"