Woodstock School of Art:  During July Lois participated in a workshop offered by the distinguished Woodstock School of Art.  Noted artist Kate McGloughlin taught the practicum titled Simplifying the Landscape.  It was a very enjoyable and learned experience, one Lois truly cherished.

Below are several plein air landscapes that resulted from this endeavor.

Eleanor’s cottage, 8x10:

As part of an “Arts in the Park” joint venture, on July 10^th Woodstock School of Art students visited Val-Kill the National Historic Site of Eleanor Roosevelt’s cottage and her eventual permanent home after FDR’s death in 1945.

Olivebridge barnyard, 8X10:

Sunlit field, 5x7:

The little red barn, 8X10:

On July 17^th students were in Olivebridge, near Tongore Cemetery, wandering the landscape of the Sanchez family farm.

The wedding barn, 8x10:

The woodshed, 5x7:

July 24^th found students in Kerhonkson on Upper Cherrytown Road at Claudia’s farm, a friend of Kate McGloughlin.

Mount Tremper, 8x10 (DtC):

Bearsville barn, 8x10:

Finally on July 31^st, artists met along Cold Brook Road in Bearsville taking in mountain views and other landscapes of interest.