Not quite so cold this morning, 33F. with today's high reaching into the mid-60's. Tonight our lows only go into the upper 40's with tomorrow's temperatures reaching into the mid-70's (our normal average temperature). It looks as if we might be out of it now, for a while.

Sherry headed off this morning at 6:30AM to Ft. Myers and the Tanger Outlet Mall for a mid-week show with Community Affairs. I hate seeing her go! I don't like to be apart from her for very long. We are in this business because we love our art, but mostly we are in this business because it allows us to be together everyday, all day. But I have to get into the studio and complete all of these panels in progress. I will continue to fit and foil Nan Merrick's "Fisheating Creek Egrets", and finish out the Starry Night in Pink Ice, and the Starry Night Glue Chip Transom. Tomorrow, I will drive over to Ft.Myers and help with pack up. We will see how the show goes, and will probably book another one or two mid-week shows before the season closes in May. On Friday we head over to Delray Beach for this weekend's show. On top of all of this, I have filings that have deadlines on the 15th! That is always both costly, and aggravating.

Yesterday I completed the preliminary drawing & costs budget estimate for "Pocono Blue Heron", Commission Number 120809-162, for Loretta Schneider.

The panel will measure 25"+/- square, and include both flat and painted glass as well as some warm glass inclusions. The cartoon is far from complete, but this is a good launching point. I have in mind more detail along a tree line with possibly some cloud work along the skyline, and some grass placement along the bottom edge.