Thanksgiving SketchWatercolor and InkStillman & Birn sketchbookClick to Enlarge Our Thanksgiving was wonderfully relaxing this year—near bliss after the crazy weeks leading up to the holiday. A small gathering at my brother's home. Nearly perfect weather. We were able to leave the doors open and enjoy the breeze. (It can be hot enough to run the air conditioner on Thanksgiving here in Florida!)...

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Sketched on LocationClick to enlarge Oak Alley is a (still-working) sugar cane plantation upriver from New Orleans. There are 28 Live Oaks that line the path to the house from the river that were planted by a settler back in the 1700's. They're estimated to be 300 years old. Front of the HomeImage courtesy of the Oak Alley Plantation The Roman family later...

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...for me, anyway! I know other artists that do quite well sketching and eating at the same time. Unfortunately, I can't say the same thing as this poor sketch proves: Southwestern SoupInk and watercolor5.5 x 5.5 inches I would love to tell you it's a contour sketch, but it's not. It's just....sad. This is what happens to me when I try to divide...

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Click to Enlarge Page started on location, finished after the trip We actually started off at Tujague's for dinner on Sunday night. Because I haven't finished that page yet, I've skipped ahead to Monday morning. We started the day off at Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World! We started with a video tour about the Kern family and the history of Mardi Gras. We...

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I had made plans to go into NOLA early to make sure that everything was in place and to check a couple of logistical matters that I couldn't check out any other way. Boy, am I glad I did! I arrived tired—emotional, physically and mentally. You see, both of my parents had experienced major health crises the week before I left. Since life...

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....I wasn't sure if you would want chocolate, traditional, creamy, rum, coconut or spicy! I've just returned from New Orleans and the BEST ever 1st Imaginary Trip Made Real, NOLA Live!! I'm not sure where to begin to describe the fun we all had, the things we saw, the food we ate, the places we visited and all the cool things we learned...

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