Whew. I finally figured out how to add a post to my blog. I spent a beautiful week with my Mom, painting and searching for sea glass.  Here are two very fast "plein air" sketches I did at J.R.'s. The table shown in the painting is actually an old street lamp from Pasadena with an Egyptian brass tray balanced on it. I'm moving into my first Studio space this weekend. Update soon (Now that I know how the blog works).