New opportunities continually arise for artists. I've come to the conclusion that designing an overly detailed business plan in this business is a waste of time since things change constantly. If  you're especially good at the artwork you create, opportunities increase as folks who have the power to put your art in the right places take notice and get in touch with you.

Over the course of the last month or two, I've been working on a few new projects. My focus during the next year or so (if things don't change significantly) is to work on an instructional book on landscape painting. This commitment will certainly demand most of my time, but I've wanted to do this type of thing for years, and if I don't start now, it's unlikely to ever come to fruition.

There are a few other irons in the fire, but I can't mention them yet. If they become a reality, you can be sure I will make an announcement. I just am staying quiet for the time being because I don't want to act presumptuously.

Finally, I'm scheduled to teach a workshop on Landscape Painting at Acadia Workshop Center on Mount Desert Island, Maine. The location is one of my favorites - Acadia National Park. Here is an painting of Otter Point. A step by step demonstration of this painting will be featured in the Summer Issue of Watercolor Magazine (2010). Look for it on bookshelves in June.