OK, folks.  Life has been happening and in there some where we have to make time for our art. Right? (our therapy).  Anyway, it is summer and a few of us in the group have been out here and there traveling and doing some workshops.  Carol Showalter had some really nice work from the Liz Hill workshop her and a few others just completed.  Maybe I could get some pictures of her work to post next time.  Hint, hint Carol!  

We also have a new Thursday Painter amongst us, her name is Vickie Voelz.  Pitty to those of you who were not there on the Thursday that she brought home grown tomatoes for everyone to take home.  She will be out tomorrow but the next chance I get, I'll get her picture on here so all of you can get to know her.

One thing I have been excited about is the new Guerilla Painters "Thumb Box" I just got.  It's so cute! I love it.  I tried it out last week.  I went to a park and painted.  At first, I tried painting some ducks that were nearby.  But that didn't work out. They wouldn't stay still long enough.  So a couple of girls came by and laid out their towels to get some sun on the sandy bank.  They didn't know it but I was painting them.  After a while they were getting too hot in the sun and came over to where I was sitting and just realized that I had painted them.  They were tickled pink when they found out.  They were so excited that they asked permission to take pictures of it with their cell phones.  I said O.K.  I know, I know.  I should have sold it to them.  It wasn't good enough to sell.  I was just practicing.  Anyway here is the "Thumbox" and the painting.

Everyone in the Thursday Painters group has been going on and on about my brush holder I recently made out of scrap fabric so I decided to put it on the blog.  Vickie is in the process of making hers too.  I'll get pictures of it soon to show you.  Maybe this will give you some ideas.

Shirley and I are going to take this plein air workshop on July 16th & 17th.  Plein Air painting is something that we wanted to explore.  Who knows, we might even get a group of us to go out painting once a month or so.  Anyway, if you are interested, let us know.  We would love for some of you to come with us.

That's all for today.  Who knows what tomorrow may bring?

Debra

P.S.

I've also just finished a commission.  If you would like to take a look at it, go to my blog at www.debralatham.blogspot.com