I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING, BUT WE'RE HEADED TOWARDS GOSHEN, IS I THINK IS ONE OF THE SMALLst TOWNS IN VERMONT M.

200 PEOPLE, GIVE OR TAKE.

HOPEFULLY I'LL FIND A SUBJECT.

AND THOSE CAN BE AMONG THE MOST EXCITING SUBJECTINGS AND IT'S VERY EXCITING FOR AN ARTIST TO GRAB THAT OPPORTUNITY WHATEVER IT MAY BE AND MAKE THE BEST OF IT.

THAT'S GORGEOUS THERE.

I LIKE THE BRIDGE.

WE ALMOST PASSED GOSHEN.

THAT'S HOW SMALL IT IS.

>>> I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF A RIVER.

NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE.

MY WORD FOR TODAY IS SERENDIPITY.

SO TODAY WE CAME OUT WITH A ROUGHED IN OF HEADING UP AND HERE WE ARE NEXT TO A RIVER THAT WE COULDN'T HAVE PLANNED.

AND AGAIN, SOME OF THE BEST CONDITIONS.

SO I COULD KEEP TALKING AND DELAYING THE INEVITABLE RISK OF FAILURE ON THIS NICE WHITE CANVAS BUT THAT WOULDN'T BE VERY .

>>> SPRING FOR ME ALWAYS MAKES ME THINK OF FISHING.

IF YOU EVER FELT THE TUG OF A TROUT ON THE END OF YOUR LINE, IT KIND OF TUG ON YOUR HEART AS WELL.

AND THE SOUND OF THIS WATER I LOOK UP THROUGH THERE AND SEE THESE LITTLE POCKETS OF POOLS WHERE THE TROUT ARE.

AND FOR THAT STILL MOVING CURRENT AND THAT TUG, TUG ON THE TIP OF THE FISHING POLE IS -- IT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE SHOULD EXPERIENCE.

WAY BACK IN BOY SCOTS I LEARNED THAT YOU COME TO AN AREA OF WILDERNESS.

AN OUTDOORS LIVING AREA THE RULE IS TO LEAVE IT BETTER THAN FOUND IT SO I'M GOING TO START WITH GARBAGE CAN AND MAKE SURE I BRING EVERYTHING WITH ME BACK, .

>>> GOOD MORNING.

AND WELCOME TO ANOTHER DAY IN VERMONT.

TODAY WE'RE IN AT SISSY'S KITCHEN.

SHE IS AN AMAZING PERSON AND AN AMAZING COOK AND IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN HERE I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU GIVE IT A TRY.

BUT TODAY WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO HER GUARDEN GARDEN AND FIND SOMG GREAT TO PAINT.

THIS WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST PAINTING OF THE YEAR.

SO I'M GOING TO GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT.

I'M GOING TO CREATE A VERTICAL FORMAT WITH KIND OF A CASCADEING MOVEMENT OF THOSE FLOWERS.

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>>> THE QUESTION OF LIGHT IS MY CONSIDERATION RIGHT NOW.

AND WHAT'S IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE FIVE MINUTES FROM NOW.

THE LIGHTS IS PEEKING THROUGH AND I'M MAKING A DECISION, SHOULD I PAINT IT LIKE IT IS NOW FOR THE NEXT FOUR MINUTES AND OR SHOULD I HOLD OFF AND ANTICIPATE WHAT IT'S GOING TO LIKE.

THE CONTRAST WAS VERY LOW.

NOW THAT THE SUN'S HITTING IT -- LOOK AT THE BUTTERFLY.

IN THE COURSE THAT WOULD BE -- HMM.

I WAS GOING TO PUT A COUPLE BEES IN BUT IF THE BUTTERFLY INSISTS -- I ALMOST HAVE THE RIGHTS COLOR ON MY BRUSH.

CAN NEVER MATCH NATURE'S BEAUTY WITH THE PAINT, UNFORTUNATELY.

YOU KNOW, IT TAKES SITTING STILL FOR A MINUTE TO BEGIN TO SEE BEAUTY.

WHETHER YOU'RE AN ARTIST OR NOT, PAINTER OR NOT OUR LIVES ARE IN SUCH HURRY THAT STOPPING AND SMELLING THE ROSES IS -- IT'S TRITE AND OVERUSED BY IT'S TRUE.

WHEN YOU SIT THERE AND REALLY LOOK AND OBSERVE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, YOU BEGIN TO SEE MAGICAL THINGS.

THANKS AGAIN FOR JOINING ME AND WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN ON A DAY IN .

>>> GOOD MORNING FOLKS.

I'M HERE FROM MY STUDIO IN MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS, VERMONT AND WE'RE ABOUT TO SHOOT ANOTHER DAY IN VERMONT VIDEO.

AND THEN THIS BLUEBIRD HOUSE, MY NEIGHBOR HAS PUT SOME NICE BIRDHOUSES ON THE TENSION.

SO I'LL START HERE AND PROBABLY ENDS HERE.

WE'LL SHOOT OUR FOOTAGE WHILE I PAINT, BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO RELY ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS TO CAPTURE THE BIRD AT THE VERY END.

SO WITH THAT I'LL GET MY GEAR SET UP AND MEET YOU DOWN AT THE PAINTING LOCATION.

HERE ON LOCATION ABOUT 75 YARDS FROM MY HOUSE, BUT I'VE DRIVEN DOWN IN MY TRUCK TO CARRY MY GEAR.

IF YOU'VE WATCHED ME PAINT BEFORE YOU KNOW VERY OFTEN I JUST START PAINTING -- FOR YEARS AND YEARS I COMPLETED A PRELIMINARY SKETCH TO PREPARE MYSELF FOR THE PAINTING.

AND THIS IS ONE THAT WOULD PROBABLY BENEFIT ME BEFORE I START TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT THIS COMPOSITION IS ALL ABOUT.

SO I KNOW I SHOULD DO THIS.

I'M THINKING I'M GOING TO MAKE IT UP AS I GO ALONG.

THERE'S SO MUCH GREEN, SO MUCH OF THE SAME VALUE.

THE LIGHT'S GOING TO BE CHANGING OFF AND ON AS THE CLOUDS COME AND GO.

I KNOW THE BIRD HOUSE IS GOING TO BE MY CENTER OF INTEREST BUT BEYOND THAT I DON'T HAVE A CLUE.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO GET STARTED WITH SOME BLUE.

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>>> SOMETIMES THESE PAINTINGS ARE THE BEST I'VE EVER DONE BECAUSE I'VE TAKEN HUGE RISKS.

ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M FILMING THIS.

I'VE GOT TO MAKE IT COME .

THE GREATER PLUMAGE SEEMS IT WOULD FIND IT NECESSARY TO STICK IS HEAD OUT OF THE HOLE.

I'M NOT SURE IF HE HE WANTS TO E WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR IF HIS TO SHOULW OFF HIS BLUE FETE -- FEATHERS AT NOW I'VE GOT THE BIRDHOUSE COMMITTED.

AND A SECOND BIRDHOUSE SUGGESTED.

SO NOW IT'S ONE BRUSH STROKE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER.

HOW AM I GOING TO -- I USE NATURE AT THIS POINT TO GUIDE ME NOT IN A LITERAL WAY BUT IN A SUGGESTIVE WAY.

GIVE ME SOME CLUES WHERE I CAN PULL THIS COMPOSITION TOGETHER.

I'M HAPPY WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

BUT I REALLY GOT TO RESOLVE ALL THIS OTHER STUFF.

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>>> THE GAME PLAN FROM HERE IS TO GET A CUP OF A COFFEE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AND AFTER THAT HAPPENS I AM GOING TO LOOK IF THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER AND PULL THE START OF MY SHOW OUT OF THAT SELECTION, AND THEN PLACE IT HERE SOMEWHERE IN THE PAINTING AND THEN BUILD AROUND IT.

THANKS VERY MUCH FOR JOINING ME GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO ANOTHER DAY IN VERMONT.

WE COULD HAVE STAYED IN THE WARM COMFORT OF THE STUDIO WITH COFFEE BREWING BUT WE DECIDED WE SHOULD TAKE ALL YOU FOLKS OUT HERE AND EXPERIENCE VERMONT.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A WALK AND CAPTURE THE SPRING HOUSE AND THE RIVER RUNNING ALONGSIDE OF IT AND I'VE DONE A LITTLE SKETCH ALREADY.

SO I KNOW THE SUBJECT.

THE QUESTION RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND AS I GET THIS OUT IS IF THE SNOWFLAKES DIDN'T GET ANY WETTER THAN THIS, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A PAINTING DONE BUT I'VE PAINTED IN SNOW LIKE THIS BEFORE AND IT TENTS TO GET EVERYTHING ON THE PAINTING AND IT WILL DRIBBLE RIGHT OFF.

SO I GUESS I'M GOING TO MAKE THE EFFORT TO MAKE THIS POP UP TENT SO WE'RE SHELTERED FROM THE ELEMENT ELEMENTS.

I THINK IT MAKES ALL THE SEMS IN THE WORLD TO PAINT WHERE THE SPRINGS ARE.

THAT'S THE MAGIC I ELIXIR THERE.

LEGEND HAS IT THE INDIANS SHOWED PEOPLE THE SPRINGS AND THEN THERE WAS A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE THAT COVERED UP THE RIVER THAT YEAR AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO RESURRECT THE SPIRIT OF THOSE TIMES A LITTLE BIT AND ADD A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY TO THE I LOVE THE WET DAYS FOR MANY REASONS, AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IS THE CONTRAST IN THE TREES WHEN THEY GET WET BETWEEN THE TREE AND THE MOSS TORNADOES THE TREES IS REALLY INTERESTING.

THOSE GREENS AND BLUE-GREENS GOING UP THE TREE.

YOU DON'T NOTICE THEM WHEN IT'S TRY BUT WHEN IT'S WET THAT CONTRAST REALLY POPS AND I DEFINITELY WANT THE GET SOME OF THERE'S A LOT OF TREES BACK THERE.

I'M NOT GOING TO PAINT EVERY INDIVIDUAL TREE BUT PUT IN AN IF YOU COMPARE MY PAINTING WITH A SCENE I'M DONE A FAIR NUMBER OF CHANGES TO COMPACT IT INTO A TIGHTER COMPOSITION.

IT'S SPREAD OUT DOWN THERE BUT I WANTED TO GIVE THE RIVER THE ADVENTURES AND THE SPRING HOUSE ALL WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND THAT'S WHAT COMPOSITION IS ALL ABOUT.

AUTHENTICITY.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVIOLATE YOU TO JOIN ME FOR A DAY OF NORTHWEST.

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