and...

a few more from Halloween - just because I like them, and to show where they were taken...

mbira in moonfrog holler...

It's really magical how the melodies fill this space when Brien and Christy play. It feels like being inside of a music box..

Another cold day...

Cold day...

It was cold today, but good to be back in the studio after a couple days busy with other things...

new colors...

And my friend Roy stopped by as I was putting my camera in my car yesterday, so I snapped a couple of shots, and found the lines on his forehead to be interesting. I hope to get out to his place with some black and white film and a real camera soon...

Progress...

...from today...

Studio...

Progress from today...

Raven Rock...

Before I went to the studio today, though, I took a hike with some friends down to the river.... and tried out a new lens...

Studio day...

I'm shifting back to the smaller paintings for now, and found today that there will be some catch up time, since it's been a while. I have yet to get quite back into the groove, but here's the start...

Chantilly...

Friends Pete and Marianna were visiting from Scotland today, so I took them for a quick visit out at the lake. They only had about an hour, so we had time for Pete to find some birds and a large mouth bass (dead, unfortunately), and of course more water reflections...

Old Friends

I was out at Tumbling Waters the other day, visiting with Susan and Catherine - the amazing women who started TW camp back in the early 70's (I think). What special people they are. While there I walked their trail on their property and remembered how much there is to see in bits of trees... Actually, it was through my time at Tumbling Waters that I developed my special love of these hills and their woods.

I hope to return before long with an old-fashioned film camera and take some portraits of Susan and Catherine.

Still life...

Yesterday and today I spent a couple hours in the mornings painting with my friend Leroy at his place. He had set up a still life. It's so nice painting with friends...