2012 FEBRUARY BLOG
I'm hanging out in my Lake Travis studio, finding something else to say with drawings, color studies and abstract designs rather than making paintings on location. Last spring and summer it was the Texas heat and drought, then allergy season followed by intermittent cold, then windy, then muggy winter days. All of the above, not to mention that my portable easel and paints seem to be increasingly heavy in my advancing years, has confirmed my decision to give up painting en plein aire. Of course I reserve the right to change my mind. If you are a reader of www.carolesikes.blogspot.com and thinking of moving to Austin...DON'T. Not only are summers unbearable, but the traffic is impossible, stress provoking and can't be resolved because of the economy and the terrain of hills and lakes. However if you are here in Austin already, there are a many good things to do. AMOA-ARTHOUSE lists its events and exhibitions in the downtown location at Congress and 8th Street as "The...