August has been a month of extremes as far as weather goes - starting with fog everyday, hanging thick and wet - to a recording breaking heat-wave and massive fires due to lightening strikes. All this on the back of an ongoing pandemic.
As an artist I can divert my worry, anxiety and fear onto a different path. This allows me to see the beauty of nature, and the beauty in the ordinary and creatively develop myself.
Besides our usual Monday Painting sessions, and getting into the studio - I've also started meeting (socially distanced with masks) with 3 other friends for painting flowers on Fridays. This has been great on many levels: social contact, challenge of painting flowers (again!) and time outside in a different environment. It's been lovely.
I've also watched several online demos by artists I admire, taken a zoom figure painting class, participated in online shows and attended lectures and talks online. Different world.
Catching up with painting - landscape. After working at Devereux Open Space for several sessions, we painted at the beach when it warmed up in the afternoons.
We started Monday painting at a new location: The Music Academy of the West. Beautiful grounds and many shady spots. It makes you feel like you are someplace in Europe, with formal gardens and fountains.
