Yosemite workshop

It started with a ride from Fresno airport thru Oakhurst and then thru the winding road to the valley. From my past experience I had some ginger tablet which I kept on chewing.(Motion sickness fear) We were five instructors –Steve Quiller, John Salminen, Don Getz, Barbara Nechis and myself. What a great group of artists and friends!! With the exception of John whose group of abstract painting were confined in class room, we all had a new group of students every day. Weather was fantastic and the valley still had some colors left. Highlight was the full moon. Think of Ansel Adams! Yes, the moon was rising and I could see it thru my window. We had a day for scouting painting spots and getting acquainted with the place. Being there for the second time really helped. Steve and I decided to go for plein air painting . The evening was get together and Patty Allen gave us some down to earth advice and our daily agenda. Lars Karlsson, the awesome photographer volunteered to take photographs while we give demos. He shot some pretty candid pictures too!

Rosy glow as the sun was setting and the moon was rising behind the half dome. This was one of our favorite spot for painting. I called it “Quiller Point”. Then there was “Das Hill” and “ Getz Meadow” , and we personalized some of these painting spots.

1. Action
2. Breaking the Rules was not my idea!!
(See the featured article in “Watercolor Magazine”, winter issue.
3. I wonder what was going on in their minds.
4. ….while watching the demo.

Then came the show time
5. Started out this way at the Cathedral Beach
6. Ended up this way.
7. There were moments of consultation , contemplation and trepidation.
But then there were rewards of cocktail hour at the end of the day before we start the critique in the evening which usually stretched to a second visit to the bar to adjust our attitudes for the next day.

Last day was questions and answers and five of us were on hot seats.

Some more paintings of Yosemite

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