I think I remember telling someone once how much I loved having dirty fingernails if it was from gardening or painting!
I'm writing this just as the summer solstice is about to circle back around to us, and I couldn't be happier. I'm starting to think the six months of cold weather we get around here is like five months too many. So, this summer I am making every effort to celebrate the weather and outdoor living.
I'm always looking for opportunities for artist residencies or fairs in places like Italy and France, but this week I realized I can create my own artist residency right here. I've been working on my pastel and charcoal drawings
en plein air, aka the patio, in between dips in the pool and visits from friends. Life is good!
Every morning I go out to the yard and switch my slippers to rubber boots to water the vegetable garden. There's something about the ritual of this activity that makes me so happy. I'm not a very patient person, but I seem to be really good at watching the plants grow...
Anyway,
Happy Summer. Hope we are all able to make the most of it!
Plants and drawings: all works in progress
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