Hello friends. I had to get away to warm weather and beaches and am now back in the cold Chicago weather. If you ordered something while I was away, it will be shipped now.
I was with family in the US Virgin Islands and mostly St John. I had a great time and took many photos. I didn't draw or paint even though I brought my sketchbook and materials.
But I learned a lot and am inspired for the new year and my art!
I want to share some photos from a couple years ago near Key West, Florida at the botanical gardens and also Hemingways Florida home.
If I am feeling down, I could just say the name of this tree "Blolly" and I would feel a smile form on my face.
Lots of greenery here.
And up here.
Here is the Hemingway house at Key West, FL.
Hemingway House kitchen (I painted a picture of this.)
One of the many Hemingway cats. (I also painted this!)
I drove a four-wheeler and hiked up to a cabin in the woods right on the Continental Divide between Montana and Idaho.
There is an old abandon goldmine and old cabins up there.
People keep the cabin stocked with provisions of sorts.
It's really a place forgotten in time.
