Normally, I am kind of a recluse - especially when it comes to creating. I often avoid painting in public because the interruptions, well, interrupt my flow. However, once in a while, away from the fray, it's peaceful to work alongside other artists. My niece, Zanna Neufeld (a talented artist - https://www.instagram.com/zannaneufeld/) and I spent a brief but lovely afternoon with oils in my front yard, sheltered from the spitting rain by our sixty-foot-high, sixty-year-old Canadian Maple tree. When you get the impulse to do something not only harmless but something that might have the potential of enriching your life, perhaps -- just do it next time. Now I have a painting that holds my memory with someone I love.
