Two Book Retreats

Second Week of Bridges Class

This is what we will be looking at this Friday, May 24

E. Johnson Bridge

Fishing by E. Johnson

Rail Road Bridge

Rail Bridge close up

Top view of /Rail Bridge

Bike bridge

I had to rush off the first day because of some other obligations so I took a chance on Monday to return to the Stone Bridge, which turns out to have a name. Here are a few more pictures. Now if I can share my work, you can share yours!

First Bridges Class – May 17

They started with a deluge ,followed by cold and breezy conditions. Nevertheless, all the students came and with pluck and grace, met each other, took a look at Psalm 1 and went off to paint the Stone Bridge at the Sherman Avenue end of Tenney Park.

Iron Bridge

a visiting muskrat

The stone bridge

After he sun arrived

the intrepid class

Nancy’s demo

River Pictures – May 16

Two quick pictures.

Middle Schoolers in Canoes

Iron Bridge at Tenney

Yahara River Sketch

This is a pen and watercolor sketch of the Yahara River between Lake Monona and Lake Mendota. I went for a walk one day to count all the bridges. In fact I missed on in the lagoon at Tenney Park, which is on the North end of the stretch. Lots of human and natrue interaction. There is a tradition in some art forms to put in a mistake to reflect human inperfection. That seems to come naturally to this author!

Bridges Class is Set to Go – Friday, May 17

We are glad to say that the first Two Book Retreat event will have a class of at least 7, which is a great size. We do have room for a couple more in case you are siting on the fence.

Nancy Macgregor is an excellent teacher and she is bringing with her a number of her return students, including me! She will help us to see and paint what we see along the river.

I’ll be providing a booklet of selected “Two Book” texts. These texts help us to see in a different sense, the world around us.

Proverbs 3:19-20 (NRSV)

¹⁹The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
by understanding he established the heavens;
²⁰by his knowledge the deeps broke open,
and the clouds drop down the dew.

We have a back up plan for shelter if the “dew” ever turns out to be more intense. So far we are optimistic.

Internet Class Discount

Like us onFacebook and get $5 off of the class price. Yes there is room, but we have enough students to start. The Weather is promising.

Bridges over the Yahara Class – May 17 to June 21

In collaboration with artist Nancy Macgregor (www.nancymacgregor.com) there will be an outdoor watercolor class that meets along the Yahara River in Madison. We are going to look and listen to the Word at the start and the Wold for the remainder of the course.