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| Gouache sketch of our neighborhood in Colorado |
Catching Up
First, a much belated but deeply felt thank you to all who attended my show last November. It was more fun and successful than we had ever imagined. We thank you all! I’m so glad we didn’t let the pandemic keep us from getting together.
Another catch-up item. Last year I had a wonderful commission to make paintings of a family cabin, one for each of the grown children. It was a beautiful time. Thank you to Scott Higginson for arranging this project. Here are just a few of them.
Mission and Utah
I’m writing this from the mountains of Utah. Thanks to Diane's family, we have a cabin here. Robert Redford, who until recently owned all the land surrounding us, said "Everyone in Hollywood has their therapists. I have Utah!" So at the end of our mission, we came straight here from Colorado and had a wonderful reunion with our children and grandchildren.
That last paragraph might imply that we needed therapy as a result of our mission. Not at all. We loved Colorado and we especially loved the people we worked with. It has been a highlight of our lives!
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| Me and Diane at Boulder Falls |
One of the initiatives in our mission was to create uplifting content to post on social media; short stories that ideally touch the heart. We made a 1:30 minute video about the birth of our granddaughter that we were pretty happy with.
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| Click picture to watch |
During my forty year career, I’ve shied away from doing work about my faith. I think it is because of intimidation of the subject; How do you portray God? Artists have done it for millennia. Some magnificently, some not so much. Deep inside I’ve wanted to dive in so I’ve been doing a few things when I get a chance such as this drawing of Jesus.
Back in the Studio
After a 10 month hiatus, I’m excited to get back to work on my art. I have some unfinished projects to work on and ideas for new paintings. I look forward to see where my art journey takes me. I hope you come along with me as I keep you posted with these periodic newsletters.
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| Work in Progress, begun early in the pandemic. |
