Hello Friends:
Last night, I wasn't sure that I would make it to Open Studio to paint at all. Rain, sleet and snow conspired against me all evening, but I didn't let them beat me. I ran into the studio half an hour late, breathless and caked in icicles. All the troubles of the evening melted away with the ice in my hair when I was rewarded with the sight of one of the most lovely models I've ever had the pleasure of painting. In art, as in life, the most pleasant surprises happen when you just make the effort to show up.
