The challenge to Plein Aire is that you have to contend with all sorts of things not encountered in the studio. The most perfect view might be in the middle of the street, or in full sun. As you paint, everything changes. The shadows move, the trash bins move, people walk by; in fact, in…

Velico Tarnovo was the capital of Bulgaria in the dark ages. It is carved into the side of a hill. I loved the architecture there. I did a few paintings, all of houses. These are pretty old. I was fascinated by the structure and texture of the roofs here. They are a lot like Italian…

One sunny day in Barzitsa, I decided to paint the little cottage where I was pampered and fed and cared for. Stella’s choices of colors are fantastic, so I loved the warm stucco on this house. I wanted to depict this place as fairy-tale like, which it was. This 1/4 sheet sized painting is for…

We went out in search of purple fields. We found one, along the side of a busy highway. It was a bit too exciting to be along the side of the road, but even after more than an hour, only 1 person blew their horn as they went by at 90mph. Then we moved from…

I started the workshop on the wrong foot. With a 24 hour stomach bug, I missed the first day of fun. The second day, I felt strong enough to paint some flowers.