Summer, Summer

Black Moshannon Creek

My husband and I wrapped up a very successful Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts a couple of weekends ago. Thank you to everyone who stopped by my booth and for making it a great weekend. Since that time, I've been catching up on bookkeeping (one of the less glamorous aspects of being in business for oneself) and relaxing a bit before I gear up for our next show in Highland Park, Illinois.

My parents visited during the arts festival weekend and helped us with taking care of our studio mascot, Annie, during the show hours. We then enjoyed a beautiful summer hike to Pennsylvania's spectacular Ricketts Glen State Park. You can definitely expect to see some new landscapes based upon this recent hike in the coming months.

Right now, I'm getting out and enjoying some plein air painting in Penn's Valley as well as my favorite haunt, Black Moshannon State Park. Earlier today, my husband and I took Annie up to Black Moshannon Creek and hiked during the cool morning hours. All went well, except that Tim lost his glasses in the dense undergrowth along the creek. You wouldn't believe how easily expensive prescription bifocals can disappear in the woods. But it was a beautiful morning, highlighted with a blue heron sighting along the creek as well as amazing stands of blooming rhododendron.