My son Jim my grandson Julian and I took a trip to attend the Crow Fair. The dancing and costumes were out of this world.  As teens do, Julian soon got tired of the POW WOW.

We went for a ride and after some time, found a place where we thought he could go four wheeling. I painted while they waited for someone to come. After a few hours Julian read in the brochure “must make reservations in advance.”
We decided to find where the road would lead us. The road got very narrow. Not even room for a 4 wheeler to pass in most places.   The view from the window of the motor home was straight down. We may have been able to turn the camper around in only a couple of places. Well 10 miles later and 9000 feet we found a coal mine. There was a good place to turn around, so Jim and Julian walked up the hill where the road was washed out. They could see down into Yellowstone and a good road down the other side. There was no way to get there so we went back the way we came. It was beautiful and I am glad we did it. People looked at us and ask how we got there.  No other cars were seen but several 4 wheelers.   The trip was great fun but fast. Next trip I plan to paint more.I have been very busy painting Christie Vilsack.  I will put the picture in the news letter when I am finished.
It needs to be done in September. The actual due date is October 15, but you know me: I always want to be finished ahead of time. Last minute scares me.
Shows in September are MIDCOAST FINE ARTS – RIVERSSANCE FESTIVAL OF FINE ART, September 16 and 17. If I have enough work done on my painting I may be in the one in Madison Indiana the following weekend.

Keep drawing, and remember if your sketch pad is by the TV, you can at least draw during commercials.

Five minutes will make you very good in one year.