Sorry for the delayed pause. However, I went on a field trip to find new material in order to create more art. It is a necessity in this discipline. Fortunately, I have wonderful friends who have wonderful adventures and they invited Terry (hubby) and I to join them on a journey to the BITTER END!...that's the Bitter End, in the British Virgin Islands and numerous other island hops on their

Catana

471 cruising catamaran. ( You can see it all at

http://www.greenflashcharters.com/

I've learned it is very hard to paint with a tiny watercolor set on a rocking boat...but I promise to post some images from my watercolor journal. 

Fodder

for a really cold and rainy month (if we are lucky here in Santa Barbara !).  I can crank up some reggae and paint

turquoise

water and recall the "Last Resort" at the Bitter End.

Lately, I have been inspired by my fruits and vegetables. I am

diligently

working on 5 servings a day, for myself, and family, so a lot of produce is passing through my home. I have recently signed up for a service from

http://www.plowtoporch.com/

( look for their link on my blog). They deliver what is in season and locally grown to my porch every

Tuesday

. So I am trying to paint something really fresh in my studio workshop every week, my crazy schedule permitting.