From my summer visit to the medieval walled town of Vannes, France, near the Brittany coast We enjoyed Vannes a lot. It appears to be the sort of harborside town…
Weather in flux is one of the best times to observe the park. When it is Labor Day weekend and the news advises that a massive storm may come close…
Where did August go? I am not done with summer just yet. We have just arrived in Rennes, France for my watercolor workshop via the high-speed train from Paris. It…
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. —Marcel Proust I was so taken by the landscape surrounding Mont Saint Michel, especially…
This awfully hot weather is making for some great skies. I’m too hot to consider doing a lot of things, so splashing around some bright colors in a neat sunset…
I spotted Mont Saint Michel amidst a field of Queen Anne’s Lace. It doesn’t get much better than this. Reasons to paint: to relive an experience, to remember the emotions,…
At Prospect Park on Friday and the sunset was to good to pass up. I came home with a ton of photographs from my vacation in France, yet it was…
From the past week’s painting workshop in the medieval walled fortress along the Brittany coast. Great company, a warm, caring and creative leader in Denis Ponsot, and amazing vistas anywhere…
The front garden is small, sweet and filled with huge plants. I fear that the front yard announces that a crazy person lives in this house. The garden is overstuffed…
An homage to the Impressionists and their gardens. The obvious: it’s easy to find subjects to paint at Wave Hill, the peaceful place that never fails to buffer the events…
