High up there among the many perks of Frank Gardner's workshops is the fantastic food we are served during our lunch break.  This year we are staying at Rancho Del Sol Dorado the whole week and they have created some absolutely wonderful menus.   I think the chile rellenos from yesterday's lunch were my favorite main course so far.   The chiles were stuffed with ground meat, raisins, corn and all sorts of good stuff and the sauce was out of this world.   Luckily we've been doing a lot of walking around town so we can sort of walk off the calories (at least I tell myself that.)

Today was clear and bright although still quite windy.   Frank suggested that we all head out and paint and that we would do a critique session and he'd talk about something he would paint that morning as well.  We met a lunch and after we were all filled up and happy he began discussing the good points and how we could make our paintings better.   Then he should us the "demo" painting that he had done and discussed what he felt he still needed to do on it.  (It was gorgeous.)

In the afternoon we spread out again and he came around and gave us pointers as we went.   I was happier with both paintings today.  Frank gave me some good suggestions that I may work on when I get home. 

Another walk through town with glorious sunlight and good company with Suzanne, my B&B buddy.  Now it's time to clean my brushes and catch up on the zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzs!