Escape the winter and come paint with me in Paradise!

Winter is on it's way and I was already dreaming of warm, sunny places to escape the winter chill when I got a call from Hawaiian Art Journey asking if I'd like to have a workshop in January at the Kona Village Resort, an all-inclusive private resort set on 82 acres of the most beautiful tropical island paradise. It really didn't take me very long to agree...maybe about a half second. The timing couldn't be better for a relaxing trip to a serene place to paint.
After they described the resort and all of the amenities it offered I assumed it would be an expensive workshop, but I was very pleasantly surprised at how affordable they have made it.
Come relax and thaw out with me, learn to paint, or improve your watercolor skills with the best, most inspirational scenery imaginable. An opportunity like this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Jan 9-16, 2010 in Hawaii!

If you'd like to join me for this fantastic trip, email Marla: marlamjackson1@aol.com

Catching up, then goin again.

We've been all over the country this year, teaching workshops and exploring for inspiration, and only a couple of weeks at home is barely enough time to catch up, but it will do. In three weeks we depart for France for a watercolor sketchbook tour of some of my favorite places there.

Mont St Michel is one of my top 10, but I haven't been there in almost a decade. I assume it is pretty much the same; still magical and awesome to paint. This trip we'll have three days to soak it in, the a day painting in Monet's Gardens in Giverny, a day in Versailles and five days wandering Paris. Hopefully I'll find enough wifi to update the blog as we go.

I have most of this week to reacquaint myself with my dogs, maybe squeeze a painting out of my studio, then I'm off to Cape Girardeau for a weekend workshop. Afterwards I'll start packing for France!