Monthly Retrospective: May 2024

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There is a real before-and-after to this month: before I moved and after!

Either way, it’s a very light month because it has been such a month of upheaval and I haven’t had my paints set out most of the time.

In Massachusetts

A random landscape and some birds.

Dreamy clouds. May 2, 2024.
Northern Parula. May 5, 2024.
Black-and-white warbler. May 5, 2024.

In BC

I did only one painting of my usual type…

Window view, South Granville. May 15, 2024.

Plus some on-location sketches…

Kits Beach on location. May 10, 2024.
Kits Beach on location. May 14, 2024.
Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, BC. May 20, 2024.

And I did two more Poppy Balser classes.

Work page from Poppy Balser’s Boats in Harbor class. May 16, 2024.
Work page from Poppy Balser’s Greens class. May 28, 2024.

I discussed landscape/color differences in my post: Vancouver Colors Revisted + palette update.

I hope to get into a better routine and be able to do a bit more this month. I still have to put ongoing life stuff first (notably starting my new job and finding a longer-term place to live), and I don’t have quite as good of a paint setup as I’d like in my temporary accommodations, so no guarantees, but at least I am not planning a cross-country move anymore!