I traveled to Lake Havasa, AZ at the end of February to visit my friend and fellow classmate from Colorado State University. Alan Hall is the Chairman of the Art Department at Mojave Community College. It was a great trip and Alan helped me remember that the object of painting is not to make a representation of the scene but to make a painting. To make a statement or as Alan like to say. "Have a Punch-Line". It was great to have that reinforced when talking with Alan.

My friend Alan has raved about painting the desert scenes in Arizona. When I finally got there I too was blown away by thef vibrancy of the landscape! Whenever Alan comes to Colorado he has in his paint kit Egyptian violet, that color never works good here but it is a fantastic color in Arizona. Now I'm trying to find ways to use it in Colorado.