10 Years or Something

Yesterday was my 10-year Pleinarriversary.
10 years ago yesterday I went out and did my very first plein air painting.

This is a big deal to me, a really big deal, and it passed and I can't even connect with it properly.

I did not spend the day the way I have been planning to for the past several months.....
The plan was to go back to the same spot and paint it again. That did not happen.
But I did spend the whole day in New Jersey for my friend Beth's birthday party.
It was very nice of her to invite me and was a very nice time.

Beth and I met thru social media, probably a pastel group. She is an awesome painter.
As it turns out she also went to Pratt, but graduated many years before me. So we have kept in touch and it was lovely to see her.

A friend of Beth's was at the party, Janine- and they also had one of my teachers, the legendary Dave Passalacqua.  Beth went to school with George Pratt who was also one of my teachers, and Garin Baker who is also currently a legend.

I will be studying with Garin Baker next month for a NYC at night plein air workshop.  It runs 6-10 pm on all four Thursdays on September.
I am REALLY hoping my eyes are up for it.
It's GARIN BAKER so I don't want to suck.

I thought I would be back painting by now.
I can't work myself up to do it, not with my eye still being not-right.  I'm going to call the dr this morning just to ask if the SUPER BRIGHT EVERYTHING, the bubbles of light arcs, and the wavy vision are somehow normal, maybe a side effect of the prednisone drops I am still taking?  I hope?