I am sure that all of you are, like me, fed up with the very cold weather; many areas have suffered much worse than mine and my heart goes out to people who were so badly affected by the recent snow. I have managed to clear out my studio a little which has inspired me into doing some painting again. I purchased a book by Brian Ryder and gained some great tips and info from reading it - thanks Brian! Going back to my last post, I mentioned that I would like to start teaching my private workshops as I am now retired from teaching art; the good new being that I have a venue and 5 workshops planned already. Many familiar faces will be at the workshops which is very pleasing. How are the rest of you out there and what have you been up to whilst waiting for Spring?