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Once in a while, an artist must take a chance and paint with exploratory abandonment, not worrying about the sense of it all.....The worst part of it is showing it to others! Gulp!.

Thanks for tuning in...I have been so busy lately, what with building a new home and art studio near Tucson, Arizona, and just returning from an great Kathleen Dunphy art workshop . An artist never "arrives", but is always seeking to learn and explore new things and to improve.

HOLIDAY TIME IS HERE!! Time to celebrate....time for peace.....time for giving and spreading joy.......

I thought this painting would be appropriate. Look for it in my store on Ebay and also on my

new site: WWW.GAcostaFineArt.Ecrater.Com

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

GREAT NEWS! The beautiful, restored and remodeled 100 year old historic McCloud Hotel in the picturesque mountain town of McCloud, in Northern California, has purchased this painting of their Hotel. "We placed the painting above the fireplace in the lobby, and quickly became enthralled with it being there. We are really pleased to have your artwork depicting our Hotel as a part of our permanent display!", wrote Lee Ogden, owner. I couldn't be more pleased and honored. Thank you, Lee!

On the Mt Lassen trip, I first planned on painting the last of the spring Aspens, but when I saw the beautiful sparkling fresh new snow on Mt Lassen's peaks, I was drawn to paint that scene instead!

Welcome to my first blog on this site!....I keep myself pretty busy painting plein-air ( on site) whenever I can. That's the best way to see true color, values, and real details. It is also the most challenging way to paint, however, due to the constant changes in light, shadow and mood minute by minute! This picture was taken at Mt Lassen National Park several weeks ago with fellow artists. We were the main tourist attraction!