When working inside my studio I begin to prepare mentally to paint a landscape.  I start by looking at all my good photographs that I have taken of the scene.  I might pull some local photos that I have had on my mind to paint.  I will pin them to my wall and look at them for a couple of weeks and get an idea of a colour scheme before I attempt to go out to the scene with my french easel.  If it's a good size painting I will do some small studies first and then use them as a reference as I am painting the large painting. 

Its So Beautiful in England that I can not decide what to paint. Everywhere I look there is a perfect scene.

Great show in Dallas.  The Dallas crowd loved professional oil art.  The weather was perfect and the Arboretum was in full bloom with colorful annuals, roses and blooming perennials.

The theme of the Artscapes art show at the Dallas Arboretum  was nature this year.  So I painted flowers, chickens, landscapes and boats on White Lake, Texas.

As I was talking with wonderful Dallas clients a squirrel came up to my booth.  He thought the apple was real.  What a beautiful way to be greeted.

The show was such a great experience.  There were educated buyers, collectors and individuals who were happy taking their paintings home.