A Fabulous Friday...

 ...was spent by teaching an all day art workshop

in Studio 2

with some wonderfully artistic women...:)

 The title of my class was

"Whimsical Botanical Watercolor Designs."

Above are several examples I used for inspiration.

Click on any image to enlarge.

 The paintings on white were examples showing

what I was making in 2006.

The Maruman Japanese fold sketchbook

on the table

is my latest solo effort...completed this fall.

 Carolle, my energetic-ever wonderful "assistant Muse" took this photo

while I did a demo.

Thanks, Carolle...this was a nice surprise.

It looks like lots of notes, ever so patiently, were taken...:)

Happily showing the results of their workshop endeavors

are

Pat, Sid and LaRayne...

...Judy...all by herself...as Kathy had to leave early...

 ...Cindy and Penny...

...Kay and Michelle...

...Marilyn and Lou Anne...

and, lastly, Paulette and Barbara.

On so many levels

it was a beautiful day from start to finish...

from morning coffee...through lunch...to an afternoon ice cream cone.

The sun was bright...the air fresh...the temps were springlike.

The studio was a-buzz with busy artistic Muses

playing, giggling

and making some very happy art.

You know...

each and every day that I do something artistic I feel blessed.

Sharing what I do with like minded friends

is sheer bliss...

a personal little slice of artistic heaven.

A Fabulous Friday??? You bet!

"You can discover more about a person

in an hour of play

than in a year of conversation."

~Plato