Pein Air Art Invitational-Centennial edition

 I will never tire of coming to this place- to the land of the Ancients where beauty speaks from every rock, tree, and mountain top. 

 Coming to the Plein Air Art Festival has been on my bucket list for years, and I have always wanted to come with my dear friend Cali.  And on a whim, I achieved both.  There could not have been a more perfect day.

 We saw a demonstration by Artist, Bruce Gomez doing a pastel- It was amazing.  Gomez manipulated the pastels creating a masterpiece in a minute- beautiful.  He was an entertainer as well.

 We enjoyed his creation process and humor for close to an hour and then took a drive through the canyon and to the lodge for lunch.  We were awestruck on every turn.

 The park was quiet as summer visitors had returned home.  Zion in November- incredible.  I loved the day Cali and I spent here, breathing in the fresh, wonderful, beautiful air.

 My grandfather Max gave me the world of color and his Artistic talent trickled down to our son Seleck-  Cali helped him find it, develop it, and enjoy it.  

 Traveling with an artist is like seeing a view for the first time.  An artists shares with you lighting, shadows, shades, hues, tree branches, leaves- it all becomes wonderfully new.

Thanks Cali for sharing this day of wonder with me.  You have been such a blessing to our little family.  Your humor, warmth, love, and faith have inspired us and comforted us.  You are a treasure.

 The Plein Air Art Festival should be attended by every artist and art connoisseur, but it should be tasted by all the girls who once stood by their grandfathers while they painted.

 While I was hoping that the artist demonstrations might have been more informal, (I had imagined them all painting on the grass near the lodge like the artists do along the La Seine river in Paris) I will continue to come again and again to this amusement park for the eyes and the heart!