This is plein air festival at the Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek WI. I am trying to decide if I can get up at 7 a.m. on saturday and go paint their dockside quick paint with about 40 other people, I have no confidence in doing this, painting in public, not sure I can handle that. BUT I have been asked to help sell wine tickets at the Saturday night reception, which, i think, i can handle... and will hope to see some of the activity throughout the week, though its really hot and humid, summer is fully on right now. I should be out there painting, having watched Shelby Keefe do an amazing demo yesterday at Edgewood Orchard Gallery, I only feel somewhat inept and disgusted with the paintings I have sitting in my studio right now, not really done but they are dry and not very thrilling to behold. Anyway they moved her demo inside because it was too hot in the court yard, no one complained about the move. This heat reminds me of Australia, those January days when it was so hot and humid, you could break a sweat just thinking, while sitting still. I have great admiration for the plein air painters who have come from all over the planet to paint here this week. We are living in a world of abundance right now. These people who come and paint for the entire week in all manner of heat, bugs, and crowds are to be commended. Its a great opportunity to see some amazing and talented people in action.