Day Eight - Through to northeastern Utah

Today was a day of contrasts. On the motorcycle in the mid morning (have to take time at my campsite to juice my breakfast and pack up the camping tent), I made a quick stop at a sporting super store to pick up some fuel for my camp stove.

The contrast left me shaking my head. Here's this sporting goods store perched on the edge of the spectacular Snake River canyon. Such natural beauty is part of the western landscape, and yet here is this shopping center literally sitting on its edge.

So one walks to the edge of the parking lot and sees this:

And I back up into the parking lot and step to the other side of the motorcycle and take this image:

And you can see that the parking lot is on the EDGE of this gorgeous vista. Now I walk around to the other side of the motorcycle and take THIS image:

Can you imagine working with that view at your front door? For this Californian, who sees natural beauty like this tucked away in the mountains or at least a good drive from my door, this travesty is hard to comprehend.

Back on the road after that quick stop (the light was too flat to paint that vista), I headed south and east to Utah. Coming into the Salt Lake watershed, I could easily see why Brigham Young was enamored with the potential of making this area's natural resources available for his following. But Salt Lake City is no draw for me (pun!!), and I headed around the city and up into the mountains, stopping for the night at Heber City. I found a nice RV park, and set up my camp surrounded by huge homes on wheels, feeling as though they were looking down their noses at me. However, I know that when it is all said and done, my expenses will be far less than theirs! Rather than sit around watching cable, I'd rather be out EXPERIENCING this wonderful world. And I sure did...

The wind was blowing, a storm moving in, and I was rained on during the night, snug in my tent. Tomorrow, east over the Rockies to visit my long-time friend in Colorado Springs.

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Day Seven - Lost a day in Bend, but the SKIES of Idaho!

I'm in Twin Falls, Idaho now. A really LONG nine-hour day on the motorcycle, and not much to talk about the flatness and austere beauty of western Oregon and the rolling prairie in Southern Idaho...but I can paint it! This is a 9 x 12 of the evening last night, caught as the sun was headed 'way off there into the evening. It stays light so LATE here, that I was putting the final brush strokes on at 9:45. I am really, really happy with this one. It's drying in the carrier today.

As you know, day six was spent in Bend, waiting for service on the Red Queen. Lots of time to write and think about directions on the real road and the imaginary idea road of my future.

I've decided that visiting my friends in Colorado has a high priority, so I am headed down through Utah to get closer to the time I'll be with them. I love western Colorado--where my dad was born, in tiny Hotchkiss, in 1906.

Here's the Red Queen amongst all the wide open space.

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Day Five, Delayed in Bend, Oregon

Bend, Oregon, has many attributes, one of which are the Three Sisters mountains to the west. I was delayed by a needed service on the Red Queen (my name for my motorcycle), and so I spent the night in a local motel. The evening sunset is both beautiful and yet portends wet weather coming. So I painted it. The colors aren't quite true (they are better in person), but with the heavy cloud cover and poor lighting, this is the best I could get. I may be wet today on the road, but beauty is everywhere!

I went north on Highway 97 to Bend after a restful night along the Little Deschutes River in this lovely campsite:

 While walking in those bushes (over my head, they are BIG), I saw a coyote that was mighty interested in Sparky, who was on his leash. Bigger than the SoCal coyotes, this one looked well fed and beautifully pelted. A little too up close and personal for me, but I do love the wildlife!

Now I'm headed out east, for parts unknown. I hope to have wifi again, and be able to post more paintings and adventures for your pleasure. Here's the Red Queen parked for the night in the motel. No camping and windy this evening!

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Day Four - Oregon and Rivers!

I finished the 6x8 oil of Two Cows this morning, and am posting it for your enjoyment. It really smacks of California rural to me, with the live oak leaves patterning the sky and shadows. ($225 via Paypal) It's now in the wet painting carrier in the motorcycle trailer. This way of traveling is awesome!

Yesterday brought me inland from the cool coast of California, traveling north on the 101 along and through redwood forests and coastal beauty. Then I turned inland on Highway 199 along the Smith River watershed.  Can you see the color in the water? Who knew--turquoise?

Gorgeous rocks and clear water here, and I will paint it! Experiencing it first-hand is how I get a connection to a subject, and this river is one that I'll revisit many times in the future.

I came to the Medford/Jacksonville area, and think this is perhaps the best place for consideration for me. Today I will do some wandering around the various connected cities, and then back up into the mountains for the trek north and east. 

I hope you're enjoying this journey as much as I am, and please share this with anyone who might be interested.

Thanks!

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Third Day out and finally Cooler!

I just had to leave the 90+ degree heat yesterday, so I headed west--across the great valley of California and to the coastal mountains. It was only a 270-mile day, but I was limp as a dishrag when I finally met the cool air coming over highway 36 to the coast.

Some express interest in how I do these paintings, so I thought I'd share this one "in process". I decided that since I was so wiped out yesterday, I would do this one in two stages, and not do a plein air one. (I was just going to stay in the campsite!).

This is another 6 x 8 oil, taken from the source material along Highway 49--the gold and blue of California. I like to cover the canvas with loosely thick oils, and then spend time tweaking the edges to make the finished image. This covering of the 6 x 8 canvas took only about 30 minutes.  I'll finish it today and share it with you tomorrow.

Today I head up the gorgeous Northern California coast, along the 101 highway between Eureka and Crescent City--the most northern city in the state. Then I turn inland and go into Oregon, to end up somewhere near Medford.

The motorcycle is performing perfectly, and and I captured some of the ride over Highway 36 on video. I'll share the link with you once it is uploaded.

Here's my campsite in Fortuna. It is even CHILLY this morning! But look at those redwoods....

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Day Two - Grass Valley and Painting

Made it to the Eastern Sierras and Grass Valley last night, and painted this 8 x 6 oil before finishing setting up camp. I really like this one because of the poles and wires indicating human involvement, but they are subtle, so I continue to enjoy the patterns of color and value. Called "Pine Evening", it is available for $125 just as soon as I sign it. (I can even mail it to you before I get home!) Paypal works, just let me know this one is the painting you are adding to your collection.

It was a gorgeous (but warm) ride over Highway 49 to get here, crossing several rivers and wandering through huge pine forests.  Today I continue into the high country before coming down to go north again.

Having everything with me in the trailer is a joy. No worries about what I am carrying--I even have my juicer, and juice up fruits and veggies for breakfast every morning.  Here's the camp site with Sparky waiting for the tent to go up. I think he likes it even more than I do!

I came through several towns that were on my list for possible places to relocate, but none of them really meets my needs.  Most in this area are just too dry for me, and with climate change, that isn't going to improve. Last summer's Rim fire in Yosemite in an indicator of that. 

However, this is a fun journey with a purpose and joyful in the paintings I'm creating. Although a solo trip, I feel you are all along with me as you read my posts. Thanks for that. Now off to get on the road again!

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On the Road Again....

Long time... I know. For all of you waiting patiently, I have been undergoing some massive changes in my life. Still painting, but in a different way.

Today I begin an art journey to cover some of the western United States, but in an unusual fashion.... see the image below.

I am riding a Honda F6B, which is like a Gold Wing, but sleeker and totally wonderful to ride. I custom painted it, using those skills I had from the days of painting vans in Europe. The trailer behind is a silver aluminum cargo trailer that carries all the camping gear, art stuff and "kitchen", as well as Sparky's food. Yes, Sparky is with me, watching out for me and also being great company. My concern for his comfort makes me stop more often than I probably would, and that's great for me (hydration) and for the art vistas that beg to be painted.

I have my oils with me this trip, and lots and lots of 4 x 6 and larger canvases. I plan to paint at least one painting per day on this glorious trip, and of course, they will be available to anyone who wants to take a piece of this lifestyle with them.

More on what's happening in my life as these days progress. Right now, I am on wifi for a "free hour" and will have to get this off to you before that time runs out.

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August 7 - First Day up to Morro Bay

Follow the Journey   On Facebook (Art) Elin's Facebook ART Page which is all about art, or "Regular" Elin on FB Elin's Facebook Page which includes motorcycles, politics and other edgy topics. Elin's web page: See all her art! Elin's Daily Painting Blog: The Blog Twitter: @ependleton Blogging the Trip   I'm posting these blog entries after the end of the trip, because I just couldn't get it all to work as I was on the road.   I made notes and took images, and now am sharing them with you on this "official" blog. First Day - Morro Bay First day: 277 miles from Riverside to Morro Bay. No painting along the way because of traffic and Los Angeles congestion on the freeway. But once we dropped down to Oxnard and then headed up the 101 to Santa Barbara, the freeways opened up and the vistas along the ocean were grand. Jo and I rode our bikes into Morro Bay where we were able to find excellent, dog-friendly accommodations at the "Pleasant Hotel" just a block and a half from the bay. The image above shows my bike parked with the edge of Morro Rock visible on the left. The ocean is right THERE... as is the "Embarcadero" or dock area. Wow!   Our rooms weren't ready quite yet, so I took Jo on a tour of the area south of Morro Bay, including Los Osos, and we stopped where I'd painted almost 30 years ago with Joyce Pike. Joyce taught me so much about "painterly strokes" during that workshop, that it was an honor to sit there and paint another of the same vista.This is a tiny 5 x7 oil of Morro Rock from the State Park area, done in oils, with the fog coming in. Soft colors, distant fog.   Jo took a picture of me painting with Sparky finally getting a nap on his "doggie donut" aka security bed. We were both tired from the long, busy drive on freeways, so made a short night of it after a quick dinner down by the ocean. Morro Bay is very dog friendly! Thanks for reading, Elin ...and please forward this to your friends. Elin Pendleton, POB 5954, Riverside, CA 92517, www.elinart.com If you want to unsubscribe from my mailing list, please don't use the link below, but email me, and I'll be sure to remove you.

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August 5 - The Road Trip Preparations

Follow the Journey   On Facebook (Art) Elin's Facebook ART Page which is all about art, or "Regular" Elin on FB Elin's Facebook Page which includes motorcycles, politics and other edgy topics. Elin's web page: See all her art! Elin's Daily Painting Blog: The Blog Twitter: @ependleton Blogging the Trip   I'm posting these blog entries after the end of the trip, because I just couldn't get it all to work as I was on the road.   I made notes and took images, and now am sharing them with you on this "official" blog. Before the Road Trip Began How would you feel if someone told you that you needed to sling a leg over this hunk of metal and then drive almost two thousand miles on it? And then you would stop and paint an oil painting every day?   Well, no one TOLD me to do this. But I did it and loved every minute of the journey.   You've heard me say that art is a journey, and the waypoints along the road are what matter, and not the destination. Well, it is true as evidenced by what I've become in the past few years and how I plan to live my life in the next bunch of years. This road trip is part of the new direction my life is taking.   First the ride: a 2007 Harley Davidson Softail Classic, about 1500 ccs of engine and 750 pounds, over 25,000 miles already on it. Packed with my oils and SPARKY the dog (see the black case just behind my seat? That's Kuryakyn dog luggage for motorcycles, and Sparky hops right in. It has mesh openings and comes with dishes and handles, just like a regular dog carrier, but posher.)   Then my oils. I bought the 5 x 7 thumb box from Guerilla Painters, and cut down the pill boxes of my Color System to hold five pigments (the image below is before I did that). I took white, burnt umber and thalo blue in tubes to fill out the missing compartments. I bought (It worked BEAUTIFULLY.) In the next nine days, I'd like to share with you the daily journey of this motorcycling road trip, with images taken and paintings painted along this journey   Thanks for reading, Elin ...and please forward this to your friends. Elin Pendleton, POB 5954, Riverside, CA 92517, www.elinart.com

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Bodega Bay Area

The coast of California is beautifully colored when the sun shines on the water, sand and bluffs, and with my Color System, painting it is "easy-peasy". I parked the motorcycle at Schoolhouse Beach above Bodega Bay and painted this 7 x 5 oil while sitting on the edge overlooking the sea. The fog is still there, off in the distance, but the sun pokes through at this very special spot.

The northern coast of California is truly a very special area, and continues to call me for future trips to visit it. Many friends live up this way, and I will make time to spend with them when I return.

 Now it is a special day for me, my 65th birthday, and I'm spending it in Morro Bay, and in Ojai, where I went to high school. Please let me know if you're still interested in receiving these blog posts, as I continue on my artistic journey. Let me know what you'd like to know--about painting, trips, visits, the life of an artist... whatever! I love it all...

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Coast Highway of Northern California

Staying in wonderful Mendocino on the north-central coast of California is one of the greater pleasures of being an artist. A little bed and breakfast overlooking the water, and then a day of painting out on the Headlands.... can it get any finer? I imagine so, but for me, this return to painting with gusto and energy is just precisely what I need--and now I have--along the California coast.

"View from the Headlands" Original oil, 5x7 inches, $100 for this or any of the other paintings that I'm creating on this journey. Just email me....

The sun has been peeking out between the fog banks, and the drive down from Fortuna yesterday was spectacular.

With both hands on the handlebars, the Harley curved around jaw-dropping heights to the sea below. Mere photography cannot put the stomach-knotting reality of one's own impermanence on this earth as does being in the moment and living it with nothing but air and a tiny guard rail between you and eternity. Enclosed in a car would not give me this feeling of being totally ALIVE on this trip, as did that route.

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Redwoods and More Painting

 While waiting in the parking lot of Hearst Castle, I had time to open the oils and paint this 5 x 7 of the view to the hills south. This image doesn't quite show the colors true to the painting (they are richer and more detailed), but I'm happy with the composition.

The little Guerilla painter thumb box (for 5 x 7 panels) works wonderfully well in "transport" mode, where space is at a premium, as on the motorcycle. I can carry all my plein air gear in a small pack that straps handily right on top of the requisite luggage for road trips. The contents include:
1. The Guerilla Painter box
2. Brushes
3. Tin for mineral spirits
4. Drink bottle full of mineral spirits
5. Paper towels
6. Cotton garden gloves that I use for painting (also keeps the sun at bay!)
7. Roll of wax paper and heavy-duty rubber bands (for packing the semi-wet paintings face-to-face with wax paper in between)
8. Small tin of Vaseline for cleaning brushes (no need for soap!)
9. Pill boxes with two days cut off--I have tubes of white, burnt umber and pthalo blue that are added as needed to the mixing palette, so I only have five pill boxes with cool and five pill boxes with warm colors.
Here's an image of the setup. It works really, REALLY well.

The trip has been over 1200 miles so far, and just AWESOME!!

Oh, here's a link to the video of the Avenue of the Giants from the motorcycle! Turn DOWN your sound, since the wind noise and Harley pipes are loud.
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Morro Rock

We sure went through some gorgeous country today on the motorcycles! From the second day along the coast of California to this evening in
Mendocino, we've put over 1,000 miles on our bikes.

On the first evening of the road trip,  as the fog was coming back in, I sat on a log in almost the exact same place when I learned brushwork from Joyce Pike in her workshop. With a more mature mind,  I painted the same scene again, in oils and as a 5 x 7. Tonight I raise my glass to the memory of the fabulous woman who opened the door for me in expressive brushwork: Joyce Pike.

Tomorow the journey continues with more ocean paintings.

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On the Road Again... with Paint Box

Seeing the world from the seat of a motorcycle is totally different than seeing it from a car seat. Today our two motorcycles traveled on one of the most memorable motorcycling roads in California--Highway 36--and it was QUITE the ride! Highway 36 is quite like a woman with mood swings--one moment you're on a beautifully maintained road with jaw-dropping vistas down to rivers and over to mountain ranges, and the next you're dropped into dark and swirling twisties without any road striping. Far better than any roller coaster, this road asks a lot of a motorcycle rider, and even more of the artist within me.

We stopped for a picnic lunch at the state park and  my artist side kicked in as I looked out over the Eel River and planned the layout of the levels of atmosphere from the rocky bars into the water to the distant blue-green redwoods. I sat on a small bridge with the sound of a happy family playing in the water behind me, and pulled this painting off my brushes.

The redwoods are awesome, and here are Joanna and my motorcycles parked at the base of some of the larger ones.

Tomorrow we head south, heading down the Avenue of the Giants and out to the northern coast with its ocean views, for our fourth overnight in Mendocino overlooking the Pacific.

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Motorcycle Painting Trip!

The bike is packed. The motorcycle trip up through Northern California is planned. Painting all the way, taking Sparky the traveling dog with me (his "dog luggage' kennel is right behind my seat with lots of ventilation), and the road trip commences! For those of you not familiar with motorcycles, this is a Harley Davidson Softail, 2007 model.

 274 miles later, and I'm sitting on a log in Morro Bay, taking out the first of several canvases to do a vista that I did back in the 80's under the aspicious instruction of Joyce Pike. I'm using a 5x7 thumb box and oils for this getaway.

Join me for this journey of a lifetime up the coast highway 1!

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Obviously someone hacked my blog and sent some spam out to all my friends and artist friends. I'm sorry that happened, and have taken the necessary precautions to keep that from happening again.

To everyone, I'm still here!

I've had some really massive life-changes in the 18 months or so, and have taken time to focus on things that supplanted the production of art and marketing of the paintings. I ask your patience for a little while longer, while I regain my footing.

I can assure you that my creative energies are still alive and well, and I'm seeing so much beauty in the world now that I really want to capture with paint and brush as I move forward in new ways.


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Oct 18 - In Georgia!!

I received an email awhile ago with a request for a painting, and the story follows. I hope you'll read her words and know why I paint:

 "I am interested in a small painting of a special yellow dog, that in a short time, opened the heart of a special man.  During a recent trek in the mountains of Nepal, a young, friendly dog joined us.  Wilson, as he became known, developed a special relationship with Ernest, the man pictured here.  Over the next nine days, he stayed close to us, "protecting" us from other trekking dogs, and looking to Ernest to protect him from goats, cows, and young Nepalese men wielding bamboo sticks.  Contrary to Nepalese custom, Wilson slept in the same room with Ernest and ate Nepalese bread, onion omelettes, and fried rice.  In one instance, where Ernest ordered chicken momo (Nepalese potstickers) and realized that the chicken in the arms of the woman passing the table was destined for the momo, Wilson got the entire serving!  Wilson would be on his way back to the United States.  Unfortunately, the tea house proprietress on our last night had two dogs, who did not tolerate Wilson, and, combined with her bamboo stick, drove him into the forest.  Although we heard him during the night, he could not work his past her and the dogs.

Ernest was heartbroken, although he maintained a stiff upper lip, for the rest of the trek.  In fact, he carried food for Wilson, hoping that the dog would catch up with us on the trail.  Such was not to be.  Ernest came up to me later and asked if I would send him the photo of Wilson sleeping on his trekking shoes.

What I recall of your work is your ability to capture the essence of the human-animal relationship, while maintaining the animal's integrity.  This is would remind Ernest of a special time, with a special dog, in a special time."

So yesteray I painted this acrylic of Wilson, and will be sending it off to Lynda to give to Ernest. I took no payment for it, because this painting HAD to be. Lynda offered to remit the price of a similar work to my local shelter in Wilson and Ernest's names. I am honored to have been a part of this event.

 

Last night I took the students on a quick hike around the 800 acres (well, we didn't go THAT far!) and we saw the evening light and the turning trees... GLORIOUS! What a magical time on the East Coast when the trees turn and the fall weather comes in. My favorite time of year, and my hostess is generous with her beautiful acreage. Lots of material for paintings!

 

I hope you'll continue on with me on this journey, and perhaps forward this on to your friends and family.

Thanks for reading,
Elin

 

Leaving more behind...

Friendly Links About Elin Facebook Twitter Contact Elin   Daily Paintings Blog Daily Paintings BlogWebsite   Workshops DVD Lessons Workshop News Riverside Weekend, November 5-6 at Two Trees Studio February in Aiken, South Carolina March in Thousand Oaks, California (new!) Please email me for more information, as I haven't updated the web sites yet. Other News Just Packing!   October 13 - Leaving More Than Just the Place   Today I said goodbye to my beloved Vincent van Goat, whose life I ended in a need for compassion in his last hours. Those of you who have known me for the past 14 years also knew Vincie, my pack goat. He has been featured in many of my DVDs, even joined a group of MBAs over at the University for a joke in a photo shoot, and he was just a beautiful soul.   The painting above was done from reference material on one of our many walkabouts with him carrying my paint gear. His body rests near there now, and I will always remember his sense of humor and good nature when I asked him to go above and beyond his normal routine of just being with me when I painted. He was stoic, funny and always appreciated good treatment. Not many goats are born into the hands that will eventually end their lives, so in that regard, he was one lucky goat.   The end of an era...his large, Swiss neck bell is silent.   I fly tomorrow and am for the most part ready to go. I worry about the place here, and the animals/dogs/cats I leave in certainly capable hands, yet I know when I'm airborne I'll be looking forward to new friends, more paint than you can shake a stick at, and fun times. I hope you'll continue on with me on this journey, and perhaps forward this on to your friends and family.   Thanks for reading, Elin Elin Pendleton, AAEA WAOW POB 5954, Riverside, CA 92517 www.elinart.com

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Packing & History, 100 years ago

Friendly Links About Elin Facebook Twitter Contact Elin   Daily Paintings Blog Daily Paintings BlogWebsite   Workshops DVD Lessons Workshop News I have several workshops coming up in the next few months, and there are still spaces in them. November in California - A weekend in Riverside February in Aiken, South Carolina March in Thousand Oaks, California (new!) Please email me for more information, as I haven't updated the web sites yet. Other News 100 Years Ago...And Now   I received an email from a lady at the Historical Museum of Hotchkiss, Colorado, yesterday. She wrote asking about my paternal grandparents, who raised my dad and uncle there just after the turn of the last century (my dad was born in 1906.)  She was excited to know that my grandmother Bess was an avid photographer, and that I had several albums of life in Hotchkiss. We'll be working together in filling their archives with images of the life there as I digitalize many of the photos.   Here's one of my grandmother Bess Thomas, with one of the many cameras she loved to use. No Margaret Bourke-White, but my grandmother took thousands of images of her life.   And I must say that the family resemblence is strong, as is the joy in doing what she loved!     October 12 - Packing the Last Bits for Georgia   This nice little 8 x 6 acrylic could be just about anywhere in our world...anywhere we can raise our eyes to the treetops and enjoy the wonderful sky above. I painted this as "edu-tainment" for the gallery in Idyllwild, using traditional acrylics.   What I like about it is the variation of greens in the trees (who doesn't sigh and roll their eyes when we talk about the greens on our palette!). Their are mixtures of both warm and cool greens from the Color System, and they play very well against the grays of the sky clouds.    My characteristic brushwork is very much in evidence, mimicing the wind in the pines--which is the characteristic of these denizens of nature when swayed by mountain breezes. I know I've "nailed it" when I can get both my brushes and the subject to connect this way.   This painting is available, from me for $95 with free shipping.  (email me!)   I hope you'll continue on with me on this journey, and perhaps forward this on to your friends and family.   Thanks for reading, Elin Pesto and Bats, ex-studio cats, now living room cats (where the sun shines!) Elin Pendleton, AAEA WAOW POB 5954, Riverside, CA 92517 www.elinart.com

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Workshop Prep and High School Reunion

Friendly Links About Elin Facebook Twitter Contact Elin   Daily Paintings Blog Daily Paintings BlogWebsite     Workshops DVD Lessons Workshop News So I'm packing up and shipping boxes today, and will fly with great JOY to the farm in Georgia, meeting new and returning Color Boot Camp artists for those two glorious weeks. Yes, Sparky is going too! And if you're interested in creating memories of your own, there is still a spot for you there. Let's share this great gift of life! Other News High School Reunion   This past weekend I took off with the Dodge and camper to head to Ojai for my (burble)-th high school reunion. What a blast! (Do I sound like a kid from the 60s?)   Well it was a LOT of fun, mostly because I also took Mz Glass, putting her in the horse trailer for the trip north. Here she is lashed down and ready to roll. I camped at Lake Casitas, a beautiful man-made lake near Ojai, and took many road trips on the motorcycle throughout the valley. There's an overlook that was made famous in the 1930s movie "Lost Horizon" where the actors come through the Hymalayan mountains to the paradise of Shangra La. They used this point to take that scene, so I drove up to it and looked into my own paradise below.   October 6 - Workshop Preparation and a Lesson   I'm planning the things I'm going to be teaching in the workshops in Georgia, and one major point of the Color Boot Camps is the Time of Day (or ToD). This image is from the time I spent in Idyllwild this past summer, painting the sights and landmarks in this mountain community. (One of only two places I know where they don't allow franchise business--no Starbucks, no McDonalds, no Waffle Houses).   This 8 x 6 acrylic demonstrates evening light as it falls on the icon of Lily Rock, a rock climber's Mecca. The Color System is working here in affecting the lights and shadows with the dominant influence we find in evening light. I know if you've seen my DVD on Evening Light, you'll pick out what's happening here.   This painting IS available, from me for $95 with free shipping.  (email me!)   I plan to paint every day while I'm in Georgia, during and after the workshop days' end, so the students will see the Color System in action, including evening light! Hope you can join me. I think there's a space left in the bunkhouse! Last-minute getaways are good for the soul. I hope you'll continue on with me on this journey, and perhaps forward this on to your friends and family.   Thanks for reading, Elin Elin Pendleton, AAEA WAOW POB 5954, Riverside, CA 92517 www.elinart.com

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