"I make these posts in memory of my mother - to let her know I'm staying out of trouble"

The talk of a morning of painting has been growing iouder amongst this group of plein air painters. Norris Strawbridge, Stuart Murphy and myself. The winter has kindly receded and so we strike out...First stop - Georges!!!  A well known breakfast joint that serves up pancakes the size of hub caps, hot coffee and plenty of fun banter. Don't believe me have a look at the video at the 10 second mark. Feeling ready for a nap we swagger out the door and onto our first destination on Ledgemont road - an overlook of Gloucester - a panorama favored by many local artists. We find  huge rock for a group shot and paint the morning away. Then, it's down the hill to the waterfront for a view of the paint factory. The first to produce a copper based paint that protected wooden boats - now the home to Ocean Alliance a firm that monitors water quality in the harbor.

What A Day!!