And suddenly . . . it’s Spring! We had cold weather right through the first week of May this year, so when the winds changed and the temps warmed, we have been outside almost full-time. It’s been so lovely to dig in the earth again and get some seeds planted and the pots near the house filled with annuals again. I’ll have another trip or two to the greenhouse, but it’s wonderful to see the yard change every day. And the four bareroot River Birch clumps that we purchased the end of April and then stored under mounds of straw and compost in the garden for about a week (until the ground thawed out!) are all leafing out! What a thrill!
I’m getting prepared to teach a class tomorrow at the Tin Cat Studio in Amery, WI. It should be fun and we’ll be painting one of my favorite subjects – lighthouses! It’s always an adventure – I never thought of myself as a teacher – but it has turned out to be such a rewarding experience. And I’m always amazed at the ability of students – many who haven’t painted for years.
It’s also been an extraordinarily busy time of preparing and hanging paintings in exhibit space. It is such an honor to have requests for my watercolors, and currently, my work is on display in the Osceola Medical Center Gallery (May-July); in the Amery Hospital Gallery (May-August); and I’m the featured artist in artZ Gallery in Amery (May-June). This along with the artwork on display in the Arts In Hand Gallery in Spooner and at the two Plum Bottom Galleries in Egg Harbor, Door County, WI. I’m continually astonished at how the Lord opens doors in the journey!
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