Driving from Alaska to Florida

The unknown is in front of the steering wheel. We left the 8-5 clock behind us and settled in for the ride. We needed gas, lots of it to keep us going through Alaska, over the Rocky Mountains in Canada, across golden fields of grain and south to curl our toes in the sand of [...]

Painting Plein Air with the Pochade

It’s April and it’s spring! The small pochade box makes it easy to grab and do a quick watercolor of the landscape. There is still a little snow on the ground but it is warm in the morning sun. It’s great to be able to paint outside easily again without the watercolor freezing on the [...]