Final Canvas - "Tomales Fine Art"

Started on "Tomales Gallery" - here it is 2 hours later.

First Stages and Finished "Queen of the Hill" - a home on the path leading to the sea in Prospect, NS, Canada [from a photo]

Before and After - using lessons learned from Tim Horn Plein-Air Workshop.

California artist TIM HORN Workshop was beyong all expectations - and a game changer for me - for sure..

The Tomales Fine Art Gallery along a quiet crossroad in wine country hosted a 3 day TIM HORN plein-air workshop and the class assembled from all over the country for this chance to work with Tim and try to learn his lessons well. Located in a studio workshop on the gallery grounds, every day started with instructions, including reviewing Tim's paintings and lessons learned from his earliest trys, to his latest world class work. Value, color, composition, and Tim's solid hands-on style left me with a new focus as well as a welcome new skill set. Too late for the France trip next week, but I am "in" for Monhegan Island, ME next summer. Fantastic class. If you have a chance - go, no matter what your skill level.

A few from Chester, Nova Scotia

Chester is a small but historic New England-looking village on the Chester Bay about 90 minutes south of Halifax. Home to the famous Chester Yacht Club, and it was the CYC's race week during our stay. The 3 day family wedding was great, and the sea coast was a picture everywhere you looked with travels from Prospect and Halifax to Lunnenburg and Mahone Bay. I had time for three 90 minute pouchards on-site that are like "personal post cards" to me. I took lots of photos and should get at least 10 paintings done from those. Right now I am working in the home studio now on a large canvas of Chester's most popular everyday eatery, The Kiwi Cafe. A local haunt, and hangout for the cast and crew of TV shows like HAVEN shot in Chester all the time.