Plein Air Painting Essentials: A Painting Knife for Pastel

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Yes, you CAN use a painting knife with pastel!  Find out more here. 

What's a Painting Retreat?

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What's a painting retreat? Find out here!

Working Magic: Turning a Cloudy Scene into a Sunny One

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You can work the magic!  Details here.

The 2025 Calendar is Here!

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It's just in time -- my 2025 wall calendar!  Featuring 13 paintings of the American Southwest, Canadian Maritimes, Downeast Maine and, of course, Scotland.  I had a hard time selecting the paintings from all the ones I made this year, but I'm very pleased.  I hope you will be, too!  You can get it from Lulu here.

Sedona Retreat Report!

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Just got back from my annual Sedona painting retreat for experienced plein air painters.  Here's a report over on my Substack.