Having just finished the Shorewood plein air event, even though it was exhausting, it was a success for me. 
I finally feel like my work is coming around.  Of the four submissions, I came home with just the pumpkins, that didn't sell.

The community of Shorewood, WI. was so welcoming and hospitable to all of the participating artists, we cannot thank you enough!

I had the opportunity to paint with Dan Gerhartz one night, and was totally inspired by a process that I was unfamiliar with. My former student advised me, "if you are going to paint with Dan, then read "Alla Prima" by Richard Schmid, Dan's mentor. " It was a struggle finding a copy of this out of print book, but my friendly local library retrieved one from Minnesota. 
This painting is the first after reading the book.  I hope  to apply his rules for plein air painting, and that my work will continue to get looser and more painterly, that is the goal.