Heron II

Another of the Revisits crossed my easel today. 

Painted originally in the fall of last year, they really are turning out to be more pretty in color. I am going to finish the 4 of them in color before switching to the sepias for the remainder of the 100 days for Spring.

There is a lot happening around here at the Raccoon Retreat Studio in Fairhope, Alabama. 

Work is progressing on the camper and we may have a buyer for the Gypsy Wagon. (Fingers crossed!) The uhaul is proving to be a larger project than expected, with many small things needing to be done before we can use her. We did find a manufacture date of 04/26/84 on the inside. Hand written in permanent marker, it also contains a lot of other numbers that are identifying markers. One of them seems to be a #1 (maybe the first one for that day?) Chris also removed the water tank from the back bin in preparation to move it towards the front. In the removal process, the tank has an identifying address for the Uhaul place in Tempe, Arizona. Fascinating facts that are not really useful but fun to learn about our 35 year old girl. Chris is eager to go outside and work on it each day, purchasing items for it including lights, new jacks, and a pump for a brand new cassette toilet he found on the side of the road. We've already repaired the toilet and it awaits installation into the camper. Lots of things have to happen before we can "load up" though. The list is getting longer by the minute, and the days until we need to use it getting shorter.

We still have Gypsy Gal, but I am hoping to sell her soon to finance the Uhaul project. Why such a fuss about the Uhaul camper? It is light enough that I can use my van to tow it, and we won't have to listen to a loud muffler for hours on end while driving! This is important as I have received confirmation  about the two shows we did last year in Florida. We are headed to both Melbourne and

Amelia Island again! SO excited to be a part of both of these shows!

Now the real work begins in earnest!

Today found me in the studio, varnishing all the canvases from India, others finished before I left, and those completed since coming home. I've also starting adding wires and hooks to the back. 

I have a lot to do in just the next week, for shows, our taxes, our home, our daughter, and too many other things to list. Who said retirement would be boring?

Heron II, Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 16

Day 78 of the 100 days~100 paintings Spring 2019