In September my newest book from Amherst will be out. Studio Photography of Babies and Children THIRD EDITION updated for Painter, Photoshop and 75% new photos and information will be available! Soon you can pre-order on Amazon.com. Will let you all know when!
Digital Painting Book from Lark Publishers will be out in Spring 2008!!!

Thanks for asking me about them!!

After North Carolina we come home and the good news comes that baby Eliana Isabella, first grandchild, is born!!
Welcome to the World!!

And the happy family!!

What a set up JR has at the Mountain Learning Center. We had such a great time with everyone that we are going back October 1,2 &3 for an even bigger and better workshop, if that’s possible!! Advanced Painter and JR will print them out …we will do work on top of our canvas (arts and crafts time…bring aprons!) and then JR will frame them for everyone!! Take home your masterpiece!
Having the kids and two new sets of kittens around was just the extra bonus plus the delicious meals they provided. This location has it all being right on top of Smoky Mountain National Park makes it a beautiful retreat.
See the students work……these were all done in the few days we had together.

Student Paintings…..

And YES, we got crazy here too!!

More student paintings!!

Don’t forget to register for the upcoming OCTOBER Workshop!!

A quick visit to see “the kids” before the baby was born. A gorgeous drive…beautiful day….last picture of just the four of us as we have a new addition!!

Time flies…seems like I was just there with this great and fun group. Thanks to everyone there and send me some of your awesome paintings!! See a lot of you again in October at the San Jose Painter Workshop. That one is filling up FAST so book now for it. Limited Seating and too much fun to miss it.

And here’s what the two days were really like!

Where did the time go again? I’ve been too busy to think about it. And now, after a nasty battle between me, my big toe and a suitcase, I am outta commission for a while. Breaking even a little bone in a wrist requires a large bulky nasty cast and more patience than I really have. Everyone around me is paying for this. Oh yes, did I tell you the suitcase I tripped on was my own and was right where I had put it earlier that evening? Only myself to blame. So I cried and shot the cast and posted it over on my digital painting forum and all of a sudden, I’m getting virtual signing of the cast, a digital manicure and awesome virtual jewelry to die for. Stay tuned for when the cast comes off!!