New Hampshire-bound

Heading up to New Hampshire tomorrow for "art camp," the yearly painting retreat with my teacher and people from my painting classes. I have not been out of the city since December.

I am giving myself a break this year and leaving the oil paint at home. Last year was a valuable lesson to me, and the work I've done since then has made me realize that the way I like to work in oils is not conducive to working outside. I'm slow and methodical, and it takes me months and months to finish something. Trying to slop something down in a week, or several somethings in a week, in oil, is just frustrating. So I am taking watercolors, gouache, watercolor crayons, and oil pastels, and will be working on paper.

I intend to relax this year and just have fun.