This is what one young artist told me his “project” was. I think I am already living artfully, so why am I working so hard? Because it’s heaven in this studio and the paintings and drawings keep coming … There’s just so much stimulation. You are never too old to be inspired by every one here even if some of them are half your age. There is a self confidence, a freedom of expression and an interest in collaboration that I love. I photographed (for drawings) two wonderful rocker girl musicians, “Mise en Scene”, who debuted some new songs on Indie Band Showcase. I saw a “boat” made of branches in a clearing, met the artist, and another who had put a piano on an ice field and played. Imagine!!! Yet another artist (an M.D. by day) is developing a conceptual piece based on the two sides of the brain as she experiences the same meditative hike for 30 days. Jeanne K. has exposed me to her wonderfully abstract/but not, mixed media paintings and installation and video project, while offering excellent critiques of my work. Lastly I received the most moving poem from a woman who posed nude for me in the wood. It will be incorporated into a painting of her …