Hi,

It's been a while (April to be exact) since I last wrote here. Since that time I have gone to Scotland, Michigan and relocated from one apartment to another in the same building.

I took several pictures on the trip to Scotland and the trip to Michigan and have posted a few here.

I've also been putting the latest works I've done in colored pen mostly, using dots versus


strokes (see work in process). Being self taught I have to experiment and play around to learn things and so my work sometimes has a random and scattered feel to it (my words- no one has ever said that to me).

I ran into someone I hadn't seen in 15 years or more the other day at the Fresh Paint festival in Everett. As we caught up she talked about doing a painting a day and how that helped keep her focused.

I'm not sure I have the discipline to do that but it does get me thinking!