A painting retreat

Last week I spent three days at a painting retreat with about 30 members of Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS). We were hosted at Samish Island Campground and Retreat Center, a church camp.
Three days of uninterrupted painting with other watercolor painters is a painter’s dream. We didn’t have to cook, clean, or be distracted by the myriad everyday tasks of home. All we had to do was paint.
I set up my mini-studio at a table next to other painters and made about a dozen paintings. I was especially stimulated seeing the paintings of my fellow artists, and learning from them. For some reason, I felt freed up to experiment with new approaches to painting. When I finished a painting, I taped it up on the wall alongside the paintings of others. The wall was filled with all manner of watercolors, a delight for the eyes. Everyone was very kind and supportive.

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