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May 2008 New England is enjoying Spring in full force. This year, thanks to a few weeks of very warm weather, we jumped from snow covered ground to tulips popping up. I always look forward to the bulbs in the garden blooming, finally seeing the efforts of planting in October. My trip to Ireland was great, just enough rain to produce rainbows and beautiful skies. I was painting along the coast near Bantry, and then Kinsale. Although every trip to Ireland has been different there is always so much to paint! I've been to Ireland at least twenty times and I never get tired of painting there. The changing skies and light can completely transform the landscape offering a great challenge to a landscape painter. I will be painting in Stowe Vermont this Spring and summer for a show I'll be having there near the end of the summer. It was thirty years ago that I set out to paint in Stowe with Frank Mason's landscape class. I continued to study art throughout the year at college and I returned to study each June with Frank for the next four summers. Although Stow has changed in the last thirty years it still remains a beautiful spot to paint. Unlike the last few summers I'm staying close to the studio. I have a couple of large landscape commissions, and a few portraits commissions I'll be working on. The gardens around the studio are maturing nicely and I'm looking forward to painting a large variety of flowers this summer. May you find beauty in all that you see! Regards, John C |
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