From Moody to Hell to Home

Thought I'd be able to get a quick painting in yesterday morning...

Packed up my things, grabbed a bite to eat and the clouds only darkened. Drizzle. GORGEOUS! But yeah, storm approaching. Since I had to drive back up out of the canyon (Sedona) up to Flagstaff... I opted to start the drive back west.

Farewell to the spectacular Sedona!

And 5.5 hours later... A special kind of hell: Barstow.

What a shock. What is this place?? Outlets. Buses. Masses of shoppers. Hot like hell. Where am I? A pit stop.

I'm heading home. 

Long drive to a dream

Today I set out on a new adventure and towards something I've always dreamed of doing.

An Artist in Residency.

I'm thrilled and honored to have been awarded a residency in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. I love New Mexico! 

I'll spend my days plein air painting and then follow that with some bigger paintings created in the residency studio.

Looking forward to exploring the landscape of southern NM and creating lots of new paintings!

Day 1: drive 461 miles to Palm Desert.