April Check-in
Hi everyone! I hope you all are enjoying the warm spring weather. In the Bay Area, the weather has been fluctuating between high-70s and low-60s, but spring is definitely here. I’ve spent the majority of the last two weeks working on paintings in the studio. Event season is quickly approaching so I’m trying to spend as much time as possible painting before that happens.
What I’m working on:
I’m still painting the third seashell painting; I think I’m a little halfway done with it.
I’m over halfway through the #100dayproject. Today marks day 52 of the challenge. Hopefully I can stick it through the second half!
I was inspired by my #100dayproject paintings and started to paint some larger watercolor paintings that also remind me of wetlands.
I painted my first plein air painting of the season. I went to the bay/wetland area in Alviso and painted during sunset. It ended up being a really windy visit and I did my best to paint well while also holding onto my painting and keeping my hands warm. I’m hoping to do more plein air painting this month.
I think I did a better job of focusing on a smaller number of things these last two months. Because of this, I’ve made a lot of progress on my seashell painting. But I also know I have a long way to go, so I’m going to try to maintain my focus. I also have a number of in-person events coming up:
What’s upcoming:
Saturday, April 13: I’m hosting an opening reception in my new studio space for my ‘California Highway One: Finding Home’ collection. I’m excited to be able to share the eight paintings in the collection together!
May: I’ll be participating in two weekends of Silicon Valley Open Studios (May 18th - May 19th & May 25th - May 26).
May 29th - July 10th: My artwork will be exhibiting at the Sunnyvale Senior Center as part of the Artwork in Public Places Exhbiiton program. I’m really excited that my work has been accepted into this program and am looking forward to installing my paintings in this space.
If you’re in the Bay Area and want to visit, more details can be found on my Events page!
That’s all for now! Thanks for following along 🙂
