A blast from the past

I painted this in the mid 70's as a commission.. Owner of painting, Darlene, brought it to the Coffee Party last week and told a bit of its history.  This beautiful home is still in Langdon and they still live there.  So fun to see it again.  Done in oil and apparently i had just gotten a new fan brush..

Just spent 4 days in my home town, painting with the residents at the local nursing home.  It was really fun, as i have 3 aunts and a sis in law living there. We painted bird images, which i had drawn on canvas boards ahead of time..  the main concern of folks this age is that we wasted paint at the end of the session by tossing the palettes in the garbage..  Acrylic dries up, folks, and it is difficult to put back into the tube, I've tried....!!!  ha.
The home also sponsored a coffee party for me and i was able to invite friends. and they showed up... . it was really fun.

Cormorant Art Show

     I made it thru another 3 day art show and sale and drove home each night.  I so enjoy it and saw old friends and new.  I sold 65 of my greeting cards and only one painting. I did a watercolor demo on gessoed paper, Sunday morning.  Everyone must have been in Church, cause there wasn't anyone around to watch, which was OK by me.
    There was enough ART at this show for everyone in the county to have a piece..  all beautiful stuff..
 i'm getting too old for this..