Catoctin Fantasy

Hi, I just thought I'd show you the one and only painting I have entered in the upcoming Cumberland Valley Show that is held yearly at the WCMFA in Hagerstown. It is a juried show and I may or may not get in....depends on the judges. I'll let you know if mine gets accepted sometime after May 4th.

One is the only one I could manage to get onto a CD in time for the closing of entries. My computer skills are minimal....and although I have put images on a CD before, it was years ago....and I forgot. I tried for hours to put two on a CD-R....no matter what I tried, it didn't work....

Shortly before my class was due to arrive, I desperately tried one more trick...a CD-RW....it worked like a charm. But, I only managed to get this one on and ran out of time....so, I said heck with it, I'll just enter one this year. My husband (thank goodness for a good husband) ran the CD to the museum for me.

My tip for today: Don't wait till the last minute!

"Catoctin Fantasy" is the title of this painting. I took photos of the Catoctin Creek near Thurmont last fall, and decided to paint it this spring. I call it a fantasy because I loved the yellow glow in the background and exaggerated it a bit....quite a bit....Some would call it 'magic realism'.

The little painting I didn't manage to get entered entitled "Mother Goose and Babies" will go into the Spectrum Seven show at the Mansion House Art Gallery next month....This goose is one near and dear to my heart....I raised her from a tiny chick....she used to ride around in my pocket....and sleep with me in our hammock...quite a story here...some have encouraged me to write a children's book about her....Might just do that....

Happy Spring!

Elisabet