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| (A fellow artist, photographer Herm Card took the photo) |
This summer has gone fast. I ended off with the NY State Fair as a Artist in Residence with "Our Kids Meet Their Kids" It was such an honor to be there on "Veterans Day at the Fair". And yes, I did wear that "Hope 4 the Warriors Jersey that I earned.and I did complete all those sit ups (7,750 sit ups for the month of August).
So what has been happening in the month of September? The Art Store has kept me busy with Back to School, (we have a Syracuse University, Onondaga Community College, Several other State and Private Colleges that converge on the store for supplies all at one time.
And now that has eased up I have been putting finishing touches on "Our Kids Meet Their Kids" (more on that one in the next post) and traveling in NY. Originally, I was going to travel back up to Saranac Lake and teach plein air painting like I had this summer. But with the way peoples schedules are, I found myself with just a few students, so I cancelled. Instead my Sister (sherpa for my artist's travels) Sue and I traveled to
Boldt Castle in the 1,000 Islands. As children our family had visited what we considered ruins of a beautiful dream that ended too soon when Mr Boldt's wife died 2 months before it was to be lived in. What a contrast at Heart Island today, to step into Boldt Castle and find much of it beautifully restored as if Mrs Boldt had been able to live there. I took lots of photos of the Boldt Castle, the Power House, the Boat House, even a bride descending the steps of Ulster Castle (the children's playhouse) to her betrothed waiting below (met the groom on the boat traveling over). And after Sue and I returned to Alex Bay I did some journal painting for future projects.
And now that has eased up I have been putting finishing touches on "Our Kids Meet Their Kids" (more on that one in the next post) and traveling in NY. Originally, I was going to travel back up to Saranac Lake and teach plein air painting like I had this summer. But with the way peoples schedules are, I found myself with just a few students, so I cancelled. Instead my Sister (sherpa for my artist's travels) Sue and I traveled to 
Boldt Castle in the 1,000 Islands. As children our family had visited what we considered ruins of a beautiful dream that ended too soon when Mr Boldt's wife died 2 months before it was to be lived in. What a contrast at Heart Island today, to step into Boldt Castle and find much of it beautifully restored as if Mrs Boldt had been able to live there. I took lots of photos of the Boldt Castle, the Power House, the Boat House, even a bride descending the steps of Ulster Castle (the children's playhouse) to her betrothed waiting below (met the groom on the boat traveling over). And after Sue and I returned to Alex Bay I did some journal painting for future projects. 
I found in my travels a most welcoming reminder of the freedom we live in. Our flag flies on top of Castles, in humble homes and proudly over Veterans Memorial Parks. Simply freedom is not free and I recognize the sacrifices our sons and daughter make. Thank you for your sacrifices my military family and Semper Fi
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