New paintings, hot off the easel, and some thoughts on art and life ...

What - you didn't even notice I was gone? 

I was on vacation last week, so no painting and no posting. This week I'm back into my daily routine: find a flower and paint it. It's good to be back.

The painting posted above was done before my vacation and I call it "Little Buddha." The sweet peas were blooming in my garden and I set them up next to a little statue of Buddha that belongs to my daughter-in-law. I like the result, and I'm thinkking of paintinga larger version of this set-up again this week. This small painting was a useful study, and my sweet peas are still blooming, so stand by ...