Kim... you are a treasure for sure and I love your writing style. One of the great joys of being an artist is getting to know people just like you.... I hope that you have physically recovered from your shoulder pain and recovered in your spirit to continue on your quest for excellence in your art. I am so floored at your tonalist works that I am going to give it a go. I wish we were closer in geography so that I could get a lesson from you now and again. Do you do zoom classes at all? Our group is always looking for artist demos in our zoom meetings. Are you able to do those? If so.... I am ready to sign you up for next season... Keep sending along your blogs... you really cheered me up. I too have been having some health issues and have not really painted for months now... not that the general public will miss me (as they would with your work) but it is like a hole in my heart, to quote Paul Simon. Allan says Hi. We both hope to see you someday again... probably in 2024 at our next IAPS.... We are heading up through the Bay Area in April to Eureka to visit our daughter... hope to get some wetland photos for some paintings... then on to Coos Bay for two months and then back down through my beloved Eastern Sierras before heading to AZ at the end of Sept. All the best to you, miss you, Sharon