I LOVE Wichita, Kansas

Whoever knew there was this gem of a city

right in the heartland of our beautiful country?

I certainly didn't.

It enjoys a diverse architecture mix of

 beautiful old and stunning new buildings, 

wide streets, no litter,

no graffiti,  and the cultural senses

are  obviously supported

with sculpture and 

functional artworks everywhere.

The Arkansas river is THE SPOT to be!

We ended every day walking along

its beautiful pathways

I picked these images up from the 

Wichita city site.

Flint Hills

A memorable place...

reminded me of parts of Great Britain

The workshop went great,

 and as they were

all professional artists, we could

get to the meat of fracturing immediately.

They did some really great paintings...

UNFORTUNATELY...

My camera went bonkers so I have no 

images to share.

But, if you are interested...

 you can click on the link below

and see Lisa's take on the workshop.

LISA GRAHAM 

I do want to thank 

Teressa Sliger who organized the 

workshop.

She is an intelligent, talented and fun person

who truly takes an interest in the artists

she represents.

Art Gallery

Lisa is a gem of a friend and a 

wonderful hostess.

It was a very happy visit for me

and I already want to go back.

I am off to do two more so I

will not be posting for the rest of this month.

Thank you for visiting and 

I will be back visiting your blogs

 in a couple of weeks

Back in July!

Off to do a Fracturing Workshop.

After Fracturing

The one below is obviously BEFORE

Taste is subjective, and I know

some people would

 like the realism above 

while others prefer the fractured

version.

BUT I know I prefer the eye interest

and energy of the fractured one

and it has turned out to 

have a much wider appeal.

Sometimes I go a little more

detailed and others I do not.

That is the beauty of 

this technique. You can use a 

little of it or a lot.

One thing I am sure of - 

fracturing totally holds my interest

and I am hoping that the artists

taking the workshop 

will enjoy it like I do.

So...where am I going?

WICHITA, KA.

I have never been there so I am very excited.

Hosting the workshop is

Teressa Singer at her beautiful gallery

see here  GALLERY

For the last several years I have stayed 

 in Las Cruces to do my 

summer workshops, but the 

chance of visiting my 

dear friend, the one and only

drum roll...

Miss LISA GRAHAM

was too good an opportunity to miss.

Lisa came out to visit here last year 

link below if interested to see what we got up to.

here