Water, Spring

We don't have the ocean in Vermont, but we have all other kinds of water, and most everyone has a pond (either man or beaver-made) nearby. This one is a work of art created by my friends Martin and Laura, with a half-Japanese, half New England inspiration.

Water, Summer

Like most people, I love any form water takes in nature. But brooks are my favorite--hearing them rush by, crouching on a rock to look closely beneath the changing surface.The bank's random arrangement of sticks, plants, rich humus and stone seems like perfection. I'm always happy next to a brook.

Sunday Sketchbook: Provence

I leave Friday for two weeks teaching and painting in Provence, and am looking forward to posting a sketch next Sunday from the great market at L'Isle sur la Sorgue. Here are my ubiquitous feet relaxing a few years ago in my bedroom at Les Bassac, the hamlet that's home to the wonderful workshop site "Arts in Provence".