day one. Sunday

Barn on Red Cherry (I think) 
I realize that Ive been talking all evening and now I've run out of things to say and this is a very boring, prosaic blog post.

Began the day with a morning at the house waiting. Reading, looking at my watch, pacing. I tried to get more sleep but I was too agitated and eager to start. At 2 o'clock the event began and I got all my blank panels and watercolor paper stamped by the organizers at the Peninsula School of Art. This is to make sure that only work done during the week is submitted for the exhibition on Friday. Got my information packet, lanyard and tee shirt (which I have to wear all day every day for a week), and signed up for three sponsored painting events. These are scheduled painting events at specific locations in Door County where the pass holders who have paid for the privellage, will be guaranteed to find us painting at a certain time, and will be able to eat muffins, pastries and be served beverages while we paint. The rest of the week I am free to paint where and when I please on the peninsula.
We had to be back at the school at 5 for a logistics meeting and for a meet and greet with collectors and hosts, so that only left me with 2 hours to paint this first afternoon. Which was frustrating but I got something largely finished, and Im pleased to have got underway.