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The wind chill was in the teens, but the Plein Air Painters of Chicago-Southwest were outside this last weekend of 2007 painting the beautiful frozen landscape of the Bolingbrook Trout Farm. This group will have a plein air and studio painting exhibit for the first time in their Rialto Arts District gallery, the Indigo, during the month of January, 2008. I will have some of my paintings in this show. The artist reception is January 5th from 6-8 p.m. Stop by if you are in the neighborhood!

Recently, I was on vacation in Colorado. I did not have time to paint but I got many photo references of snow in Vail, Pike’s Peak, and the Garden of the Gods. This is beautiful country, but it was cold in the high country!

I will soon be trying something totally different and out of my comfort zone. I will be taking classes from an accomplished artist, Laura Lein-Svencner at the LaGrange Art League. I will be learning the basics of paper making and collage. Whenever, I try something different, I find that it influences my pastel paintings, which is still my passion in art.

In a couple of months I will be taking a pastel class from Sally Strand whose work I have admired for a long time. This workshop is in Bonita Springs, Florida. It will also be nice to see some sunshine and experience some warm weather. Winters can be long in the Chicago area.

Have a great holiday season and a blessed New Year!
Sue