It's Wednesday afternoon. It is sunny and warm. The days are longer and when the days are longer, the light stays longer. Perfect for painters relying on natural light. I hope to start some new paintings soon, different versions of the the two recent ones I've completed. Soon there will be something else on my easel to post.

I saw the Pissarro show again this past weekend. Going back to it, I think I realized that some of the paintings weren't as striking as the first time I went. I still favor the painting with the tree in the dead center, however, while it may be rare and noteworthy for Pissarro to place something in the dead center of the painting, it is not for other past artists who have taken that risk over and over again. Perhaps it is more of a risk when you are an Impressionist; who knows. I appreciate his work a little more and as I've mentioned before it is always nice to explore things further but I think for now that is all. I would rather try to catch Cezanne's apples falling off the table than wait for Pissarro to do the next gutsy thing.