The bad news is the lease of my studio is up in a couple of months, the good news is I will be doing much more watercolor/gouache at home.

Backyard Garden. Hmmm, I don’t know what to say. Melanie and I work by sending a design file back and forth over the computer daily (which means each work on it every other day)…I think I started with the beans and strawberries because when we started the piece I was actually getting beans and strawberries in the garden — but not many. The art was probably the best thing that came of my garden this year! There’s a grid you can’t see very well in the picture, but I was also doing square foot gardening — I told Melanie about it and she added it in. The work is usually a combination of personal experiences, aesthetics, and the pure fun of building off each other’s work. It’s truly challenging and wonderful. I look forward to it each day, whether it’s my half hour to add to the current piece or whether I am just looking forward to seeing what Melanie has done.