Here is the link to my page at the Paint the Aspens 2010 section of High Country Gallery's website:
joyouslakegallery.com/PainttheAspens2010/AnnOsgoodPTA2010.htm

I am still finding myself thinking about the week in the forest. It was such a nice time connecting with people and a different environment. Almost every day the wind was stirring the trees. It would start in the distance and then move through the leaves with a clatter. There were different cries from birds than the ones I am used to in the desert. The pine smell and crisp air were really like a tonic. I am so glad I made the effort to go out of my comfort zone and experience it all.

Paint the Aspens

It was a great week in the White Mountains of Arizona at the Paint the Aspens event. 30 artist painted in the forest for the week and then submitted 3 finished works to hang in the High Country Gallery in Pinetop. I was a bit puzzled about painting in the forest as I haven't really tried. Desert, beach, city are all in my comfort zone but the forest was a new challenge. The weather was another big challenge as the week started, but fortunately it improved day by day. I was relieved to get 3 paintings done that I could frame and submit for the show. I was happily surprised to learn 2 of my 3 sold the first day! What a nice ending for a spectacular week!

Baby room mural

Now for something completely different..I finished the mural for the baby nursery. I think it is going to be a nice place for a little one!

Foxy Moxy

Here is another Roller Derby Girl. This is 4x2 feet so she is nice and big. Fun to paint!

Another Derby Girl

Finished another roller derby girl. This one is called Ancestors and is very Dia de Los Muertos.

Big, big painting

I completed a big copy of another painting of mine, "The Key". This one was 3 canvases wide and measured 40 inches high by 90 inches wide. It is fun to work big, big! This painting is for Arizona Pain Specialists.

Derby Girls

I am starting a new series of paintings based on Arizona Roller Derby Girls. I started with a small portrait of a skater who has great eye make-up and fun tints in her hair. She reminded me a a colorful exotic bird.