A drawing of my father and a painting of Jim

Been away on a wonderful trip to Japan but returned to sad times...finally got back into painting....must remember it is always what I need....

Eric & Sadie at Cafe Bienville

 Eric was our first male in a while....great model.

Sadie is so lovely!  Fun to paint!

More Cafe Bienville Ladies

 Kelly....love painting her thought she looks a little hard here...

 Kate was a "fill in" for our model who decided to have her baby early.  Seriously?  Anyway, she is great and I enjoy painting her.

Masha is from the Ukraine and did a great job posing for the first time.  Hope she returns soon!

Took a cruise to the Caribbean

 And painted while traveling for the first time in years!  There were long times on the boat....really nice.....the Irish captain is an artist and we talked of how he painted during his free times.....

Mostly did watercolors as they are so portable and I will always take my little travel pack on future travels.  Not much of real value painted but it felt good to spend time at something fun.  I like my little sketch book and the watercolors paints make the sketches better.

Getting ready for the next trip to Japan....so excited and wonder if I will find painting time as this is not a cruise....one of hubby's more typical plans.

Mostly painted islands from the deck of the ship.   We did a sailboat on the Windstar.  It was much better in some ways than the regular boats but still a cruise......

Kelly and Olivia

 Haven't used pastel in a while....

A watercolor of Olivia......

Trevia at Cafe Bienville

Olivia again.....

Finished this painting of Olivia at Cafe Bienville.  What a great model....have been working en plein air for the last week or so, entered a Fall Festival show and ready for autumn....where is it?