Today I am doing the final bits getting ready for the Prairie River Artists' show this weekend. This show marks the end of our year of painting together and is always fun to do. I enjoy seeing everyone come and look at what we have worked on and chat with the visitors. This year we are going to do some painting demonstrations and I think that will be another great opportunity to show people the actual process or making art works.

Here are some of the little ones that just had their coat of varnish done. Once they are dry, they will get their hangers. I have a couple of larger ones to frame and then I will be pretty well ready.

I realized in looking at everything (scattered all over the living room at the moment) that most of the paintings in this show will be oils. I have been focussing on the oils primarily over this past winter. When I started to work on a small watercolour this past weekend, thinking I might be able to do it for the show, I realized just how rusty I was! So definitely time to switch focus for a bit and get back to watercolours. I am signed up for a watercolour workshop this year, but it isn't until October. Maybe this summer I can get up the nerve to go out and do sketches around the area. Something to think about once the snow is gone and the paths are dry.

I hope lots of people will come out to the show and spend some time talking to us. Tea and cookies are free!