I’m on a cow kick!
I just think they are amazingly beautiful. So sturdy. So solid. this is one of the cows I photographed at the cattle farm on Block Island.
This is my final postcard painted on Block Island. Today we came back to the mainland to resume our regular life. Boo Hoo.
It is nice to have a fast internet connection I must say. I spent many an hour putting the posts together this past week. It took about 20 minutes to upload a single photograph and of course I had to upload dozens of them. It was hard not to! I have so many favorites.
Here are my favorites from the past two days:
I can’t believe my husband and I combined, took 1,594 photos this past week. I’m psyched. I shouldn’t have to worry about figuring out what to paint for months! So many beautiful nature shots.
As for having to work on my 365 Art & Creativity Challenge during vacation, it was super hard. There were so many family and friends, not to mention young in’s busy doing something every minute of vacation. I was afraid of holding people up or not being “present” which caused me to have to work very early in the morning and very late at night. It sort of took the relaxation out of my trip, but I look at it this way, it’s only one year. That’s a drop in the bucket. One or two vacations altered is nothing.
Plus. If I didn’t push myself, I wouldn’t be coming home with a wonderful little collection of souvenirs. There is a lot of work involved, but there is also quite a bit of reward.
I’m looking forward to working on some more Block Island artwork. I had a great week. The island’s beauty is permanently ingrained in my soul.
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Love the tree…I have taken a picture of a tree much like it on the Clayhead Trail. I always think to myself, ‘If I was still a kid I would climb that tree with a book and lay on a branch and read.” You are a terrific painter.