This one is an oil on wood panel.  9" x 16"

 Here I have been painting on the barn and the hay bales out in the field. Starting laying the dog who is spending her time watching the cardinals pecking in the field. I look for her to pounce at any moment.

I have worked on the dog some more in this picture, beginning putting in the cardinals and the trees, will be working on them and the fence line along with the little river and a few more details on the dog and it should be on to the next panel very soon.

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I was told about a little village of ink cap mushrooms growing near the road at the Laurel Gorge Cultural Heritage Center where I sit the gallery two days a week. I stopped and got some wonderful photos of these amazing little mushrooms. I found out that these mushroom are actually edible if you get to them before they start looking like they have ink on them. As young shrooms they are a solid white and that is when you can cook them and eat them, as they age they get a black inky color to them and they eventually dissolve into an inky mess, hence the name shaggy ink caps. These are just one of the millions of wonder that our earth provides up to find when we open our eyes and take a look. Take a look around and see what you can find.

 Here I have worked on the mountain foliage and I am going to restructure the path of the river.

I have begun sketching in the elements for this panel, I still have a few things to work out, I changed the path of the river and I am considering adding a few trees in the middle ground to break some of that up. The Little dog is intently watching all of those birds and at any moment will be bursting over there to scatter them to the winds. :)

 On Friday I will be attending a Marketing workshop for artist, I just know I am going to learn tons there. I think I will put together a learning session for artists in my area who were not able to attend and share what I have learned. I know that photographer Ann Olsen will be attending also so perhaps we can both work on putting something together.  :) See ya later and remember to make your world colorful!!!

I spent this last Saturday in Campton, Kentucky at their first arts and craft festival. I was honored to have been asked by Shirley Little Halcomb to come and join their event. I spent the day with a good friend and artist Deloris Sargent of Sargent's Art shop. We chatted, painted and ate the most scrumptious cinnamon rolls ever. We spent much of our day engaged in wonderful conversations with others. I t was a lovely way to spend a overcast cloudy day.  This lovely little painting which I call "Rock of Ages" found its way to a new home where it will be cherished. This was my first journey into Wolfe County and I have to say it is beautiful over there. I look forward go traveling back over there and checking out the Natural bridge and many other wonders to be seen there.

Panel one is complete. 

The turkeys are happy and the little cardinal is nestled on his fence post. 

It is now on to panel two. :)

Here I have panel two laid next to panel one so that I am sure to get a continuous  flow.

Panel two, here I have laid in the ground for panel two. There is much more to go. I wonder which of God's  creatures will make their presence known here?