Thursday, January 31, 2019

Polar Vortex and Penny


We are officially experiencing a polar vortex – have we ever even heard this phrase before?! It’s an amazing phenomenon of plummeting temperatures and record lows. So far, it’s been in the minus 30 and 40 degree range with windchill adding another minus 20 degrees on to that! You know we are into something out of the ordinary when school administrators across the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin make a blanket decision on Monday morning to close all schools for the rest of the week! In the Land of Rare Snow Days, this is incredible. We are in a corporate freeze out – urged to keep our homes at about 60 degrees, dress in layers and make sure all family members and animals stay inside!

In spite of this, it looks like a balmy summer evening on my easel. Dear family members commissioned me to paint a picture of their much-loved horse named Penny. This week’s painting, Penny, is 8” x 12” on 300 lb. watercolor paper, and captures this beautiful horse walking across their prairie pasture.





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