Megh:

Meghan Mapes,

delight of my life,

non-stop jokester,

& BEAUTIFUL person

when light, color, glass, & church floors meet--

stained glass windows, more like stained glass magic

-- taken inside an old Lutheran church in Guben, Germany

first day of my trip & this is the beauty I got to behold

seriously breathtaking

Sitting in Windows

The month of July for me was spent mostly in the wonderful country of Germany, on a missions trip, with five other wonderful people from my school.

During the last week of our trip, my team stayed in a hostel, called The Three Little Pigs--- coolest place ever.

Things that I loved about this place:

1. the name

2. the fact that it was an ex-convent

3. the fact that it was attached to the most amazing hidden little catholic church with the most beautiful, quiet inside-- I discovered this one night with Amber

4. the windows in our room had the most wonderful view and were perfect for sitting in--which leads me to these

Michael--

this is Michael:

large personality, & large belly.

so much fun to paint.

24"x32", Venetian Ground, Limited Palette

Sheri-----

more paintings-----at last!!

ah,

and at long last,

more art to post!!

---these past few weeks have literally galloped, leaped, & sprinted past. (okay, okay--- maybe not literally)

I am two weeks into my summer life painting class, only one week left to go. Class is 8 am-2 pm, five days a week. So intense, so amazing, so fun... so intense.

With homework, we're painting about 8-9 hours per day. I didn't know that was possible.

And yet, somehow, I still love it... & I want some more of it!!

So, the next series of posts will be thoughts & pieces specifically relating to that class.

first up,

my hand---