Jennifer Lawson

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Plein Air painting—Kettle Cove, Maine

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Nothing beats summer in Maine, so yesterday when a friend suggested we do some Plein Air oil studies at Kettle Cove, I jumped at th...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Still avoiding...

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... still taking long walks, still drawing horizontal things around my house … .
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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Avoiding...

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I am so avoiding working on the three commissions I have lined up. Drawing all things horizontal in this silly 3"x 8" sketchbook t...
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Monday, July 14, 2014

July Sunday in Maine

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An early morning 8 mile walk with Patti, a latte, a green smoothie, 5 hours at the gallery staring at a canvas, and take out sushi. Mu...
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Friday, June 13, 2014

Santiago de Compostela

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I returned home from Spain two weeks ago. It has not been easy to assimilate back into life here after my amazing journey. The Camino ...
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Sunday, June 1, 2014

Muchas gracias Spain

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The sun was out with bright blue skies for our last morning in Santiago. We had a couple of hours to kill before our long trip home so I ...
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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Santiago, Spain-one last hug for St James

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One last visit to the cathedral where I hugged St James...for the second time. We leave tomorrow after 40 days, 32 of which were on the Cami...
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Santiago-panorama of cathedral and plaza

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Still drizzling I managed to find a place to sketch the cathedral and plaza from the tall window in an old unused restaurant in the Parador ...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

After the Camino-Exploring Santiago, Spain.

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Still cool and drizzly in Santiago as we explore the city. I didn't have to go far to find a cafe con leche, ending up with a delicious ...
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Monday, May 26, 2014

Santiago, Spain-A day without walking

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It is a little rainy and cold in Santiago so I am layered up in all my Camino clothes-luckily they are freshly laundered. A quiet day with n...
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El Camino di Santiago-finished!!!

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We arrived in Santiago around noon on May 25th. We walked 500 miles in 32 days. We congratulated other pilgrims and hugged our new pilgrim f...
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Saturday, May 24, 2014

El Camino di Santiago- tomorrow we finish our journey

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After 13 miles in sun and clouds we reached Arca-O Pino which is the final town on the Camino before Santiago. We are enjoying the most deli...
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Friday, May 23, 2014

Camino di Santiago-25 miles to go...

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Yesterday was another drizzly walk in Galicia to Palas de Rei. Cold and rainy so I was left to sketch in the cafe at the Albergue. The walls...
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Thursday, May 22, 2014

El Camino di Santiago-closer everyday

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We walked 14 miles yesterday in our new ponchos : ) The Province of Galicia is the final third of the Camino and is much colder and wetter, ...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

El Camino di Santiago-57 miles to go.

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It's still raining in Galicia so everyone is wearing a poncho.  I was sent out last night to find ponchos as rain is predicted for the n...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Camino di Santiago-70 miles to Santiago

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Patti back on the Camino with me as we walked 16 miles over the pass through Ócebreiro looking back across the province of Leon and down int...
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Sunday, May 18, 2014

El Camino di Santiago-less than 100 miles to go

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After 18 miles in the hot Spanish sun we made it to Villafranca, Spain where I sketched the Iglesias San Francisco in the main plaza. Today...
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Friday, May 16, 2014

El Camino di Santiago-La Cruz de Ferro

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Up early...as usual, we walked over the pass reaching the highest point of our journey at La Cruz de Ferro where we left our rocks while the...
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Almost at the highest point on the Camino

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After today's 16 mile uphill walk, I sketched the structure across the street from our Albergue in the tiny mostly abandoned town of Fon...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Less than 200 miles to go on the Camino di Santiago

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A little over 300 miles in the small town of Villar de Mazarife. Tomorrow we do 20 miles.  Patti has met a Canadian and they have thrown do...
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Living, sketching and painting on the coast of Maine.
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