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June 6-8: The 2025 Western Loudoun Art & Studio Tour (WLAST) is coming up. Hope will be a guest artist at Franklin Park Arts Center in Purcellville, VA.

Featured image: “Crash Landing”, 16x30, available during WLAST

What have I drawn lately?

Farms and clouds, waves and water…

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View fullsize Last pic of the day: sunset over le Petit Bessillon. And yes, there is a Gros Bessillon mountain off to the north. #petitbessillon #sunset #pleinair #pleinairpainter #pastelartist #pastelenpleinair #laprovenceverte #laprovence #triptofrance
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View fullsize I learned a new French word this week: canicule. It translates to heat wave, and HOLY CRAP do they mean it! We have retreated into our blessedly air conditioned BnB, which also has a lovely view of the courtyard from inside! #pastel #pastelart #heat
View fullsize Le Pont du Gard, 2000-year old Roman aqueduct and favorite swimming spot for people around Nîmes. I was doing ok until my shady spot became a 🌞 spot! Had to quit before being taken out on a stretcher!🥵 #hothothot #pontdugard #pleinairpaintin
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View fullsize Sound up!! I made it over the pond to Provence. So tired from the slog to get here, so I just took a walk and scoped out the surroundings. Got to hear that classic Provençal greeting from the cicadas. Can’t wait to get out and start some
View fullsize And just like that, another Studio Tour is a wrap. Hooray for all the intrepid art lovers who came out in the rain! Your kind words and support, whether as a collector or otherwise, meant the world to me. At a time when our world most needs it, you b
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