In the high country of upper Kittitas County in Washington state the fall colors are a feast for the eyes.

For the past four days I have been out sketching and photographing rather than painting partly because of the frequent rain showers and partly because I recently received a copy of Darrell Anderson's book Value Sketching With Markers.(www.darrellanderson.blogspot.com) When the sun pops out the fall…

On Saturday, we met at Dry Falls to paint. Windy and gusty, but beautiful light and skies.

Lynne Haines, Greg Caudell, me (June Shull), Kathryn Townsend. Also joining in were Loretta West, Ginger Stogdell, and Pam (a friend of Lynne's).…