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in progress - a little 6 x 6 inch casein on watercolor board

My Year-at-a-Glance calendar is filling up with outdoor painting festivals, outings and competitions.  In a couple of weeks I'll be painting out in Cincinnati.  Then in May, it will be Chippewa Valley in Wisconsin.  June brings both Cedarburg, WI and Red Wing, MN - while August offers Paint the Point in Mineral Point, WI.  Grand Marais, MN is the longest - September 7th to the 15th.  It's also the one that I've already registered for - as the number of painters is limited.

I've yet to paint out with my toned Claybord panels - having used watercolor board for plein air painting up to this point.  Later this week I plan to give the Claybord panels a try and set my easel up outside in a nearby park or forest preserve.  In the meantime, I continue to paint still lifes.  Above is what's on the easel tonight - becoming a vase of sunflowers by bedtime.