Dillon Road arcs to the north of a stretch of I10 that I zoom up and down, and runs through Sky Valley. For a skyaholic it is odd that I should never have taken Dillon Road – it’s been on the bucket list for awhile. Well I was invited to speak about my work in front of the Spa City Palletteers and they meet in… Sky Valley. No more excuses! This posting is mostly pics – I spent a little while talking about my work then did a really brief demo. Thanks to Caren Godwin for taking the photos. It seems that I must zoom around very fast when I work as my hands were usually blurred. And thank you to the Paletteers for putting on such a wonderful welcome!
Talking about my work with the slideshow.
Using ‘Last Stop’ as an example.
Paper wetting stage of my demo.
Partially completed watercolor.
Dropping in some darker clouds.
Arranging a refractured watercolor.
Marking up so they’re in just the right place at the gluing stage.
Even made a few people laugh.
Skyscapes for the Soul - Jeni Bate 
Jeni! :-). Thank you so much for thinking about me! I am doing well! Had to do all the paperwork to change medical groups so I could see the specialist that I wanted, so I’m in waiting mode a bit….turns out she’s going on holiday and I couldn’t see her until 3/24. But I’m good with that as I didn’t want to “do anything” until after my son gets married on 3/28. SO I’m just taking good care of myself…went down to a 4 day workweek!!… And just enjoying all the blessings in my life. I am so sorry I haven’t been writing. Honestly I don’t know what that’s about. I’ve gotten really quiet :-). Who knew??? LOL. ANYWAY I LOVE these pictures of you and your event!!! It’s wonderful to put a face to your name and to peek into your process a bit!!! Xoxox. Thank you again for checking up on me!! Hugs!! Janece
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Wonderful to hear from you! I understand if you’ve just ‘gone quiet’ – there must be lots to do for the wedding, and you likely have some introspection going on in addition to ‘organizing’. Have a wonderful time and I hope all goes well on the 24th and awesomely on the 28th!
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Indian Wells. Borrego Springs. Sky Valley. Reading through your posts takes me back to my years in that part of the California desert. Your artwork captures the atmosphere there.
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