About 3 hours in Leslie called me a “Rainbow Doubter”. You can really get to a decent level of candor with someone you hardly know very quickly if you add painting and natural scenery.
Hoping we can go back to the Bong rec area on 4/20 and do this again.
July 28, 2024
Richard Bong State Recreation Area, WI
What a joyful, beautiful evening to be painting together. I felt a sense of celebration and a wish to repeat! – Alison Fox
July 18, 2024
Lake T
Boredom Backwards. How anchoring to document a waterway we so often travel next to and occasionally wade in.
July 20, 2024
Wassaic Project NY
The day Biden ended his campaign and endorsed Harris. Delightful to arrive empty handed (aside from snacks) and be so well taken care of. The yellow green shape sliding down the lawn. An ant on my paintbrush. The breeze, worthy of being bottled and sold. A gray that was in fact silver.
July 21, 2024
Beatte Powers Place, Catskill NY
I had a great morning painting along the north branch of the Chicago River. My usual studio work is very thought out ahead of time with multiple studies worked out before making a finished piece so the idea of just sitting along the river with Leslie and making small paintings based on what I was seeing and feeling at that moment was a newer experience for me. It was thrilling but also daunting as it took me some time to not worry about the end result and just experiment on paper. Using watercolors is very new to me as well so that added to it. Was great to catch up with Leslie for a few hours. We have known each other for years but had not ever really sat down just the two of us and talked for a few hours. All in all it was a great day to be out there painting and talking about painting.
June 30, 2024
North Branch River Path
