Had a great time participating in the Latter-day Saints for Life conference last weekend.  Incorporating an art show was a new venture for the group, but I think they did a great job,  It was a good event, very informative, 

Took a 4-day river kayaking trip with some of the young men in our local Latter-day Saint ward. It was a lot of fun traveling the river, and so pretty.  Lots of beautiful spots, and we collected agates along the way -- which is so fun!  I managed to get in this early-morning painting of the scene where I was camping.  That's my tent on the bank.  A lovely spot.  Carrying a wet painting on a kayak is something I might need to rethink.  Even though I have a Raymar painting box, and I had it wrapped in a plastic bag -- things didn't go so well.

This week we just returned from a wonderful trip to Orcas Island.  This was our second time visiting and staying on Orcas. It's so pretty there. Orcas has a lot of character, and great spots for painting!  We found this little private beach near the vacation house we rented.  Nobody around!  

This week I took a 25 mile loop 3 day solo backpacking trip into the Goat Rocks wilderness area in the Cascade mountain range in Washington.  Such a beautiful location.  It was a very hard climb (at least for me).  I also recently purchased a light-weight plein air painting set-up from ProlificPainter.com and was anxious to try it out.  It was a pretty amazing trip, with gorgeous sweeping vistas, and beautiful wildflowers in bloom.