I worked last night till 4 in the morning drawing a chain link fence on my boat painting from Wednesday. Time well spent, but Ive been pretty tired all day. Woke at 7 to do paperwork for the gallery, frame the works on paper and protect the panel pieces with UV varnish.

Arrived at the gallery at 11, unloaded, organized the first four to be hung in the show and the order of the remaining four for replenishing the wall if any were to sell. And then set off to find my last painting of the week.

I painted a barn window in a shingle wall. Turned out lovely given that I only had 2 hours and it was sprinkling with rain. Stripped off in the farmyard and dressed for the exhibition and arrived back at the gallery at 4.50 to see a LONG line of collectors outside the door waiting for it to open at 5. At 5.05 I had sold the two largest pieces (Day 3 and Day 5) and then Day 4, the boat with the chain link went.

At six I only had one left on the wall, and everyone went out into the courtyard for drinks while the gallery was restocked.

In the second part of the evening I sold another two.

Marvellous. The standard of work across the board amongst the 40 artists was noticeably higher. Stephen Dougherty, editor of Plein Air magazine gave an address and said that of the hundreds of plain air events he has juried and experienced, he likened the Door County event to the Masters Golf tournament at Augusta. The creme de la creme. I have to say it is humbling to be showing with these painters, and a great treat to be able to laugh and critique and share with them during the week.

Anyhow, I don't have my camera to upload todays painting because its in the car and Im too tired to go get it. Must get up at 6 to prep and stake out my spot for tomorrows Quick paint event in Fish Creek.