During the trip we would get up at 5 am, get ready and drive to the spot scouted the day before, hoping for a spectacular sunrise to paint. In the places that we stayed for more than one day we did 2-3 paintings a day. 

Getting to Lake Tahoe we drove through an unexpected snow storm. But we came to paint and we did. The next morning standing in the snow, fingers frozen, temperature 21F we painted the sunrise. You will be able to see the results of this at my show. 

We had a lot of great experiences, one of which was a mama bear with two little cubs trotting behind her crossed the street right in front of my car in Lake Tahoe.

Lake Mono was our destination, because I saw a couple of beautiful photographs of it. Turned out it was more than we expected: not just a beautiful landscape. The freshness of the air, the quietness made it very special. We spent three days there painting sunrises, sunsets and everything in between. 

If I ever visit Yosemite Park again, it would be in the middle of the winter, when there are no tourists. As for now it was overrun by them, no recession there. We managed to find a quiet spot and paint.

Now I am waiting for the sun to take photos of my new work (13 paintings), which I will put on my website. I will let you know when I do that. 

Before the trip I finished an old commission - a large oil of Miles Davis 72"x48"
 http://www.artistnina.com/portfolio/images/jazz_miles_davis_o.jpg

Hope you are all doing well and will be able to attend my show on November 14th &15th. 

Warmly,
Nina

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