Yesterday I should have been in the studio, painting….
                                                      no doubt about it. Why wasn’t I?



Majo,  Kansas City artist



Enjoying the music and
wine on the Veranda







 Simple….BIG day at the winery! After a miserably long, hot summer, we have finally been given some absolutely lovely weather! Gorgeous blue sky, gentle breezes and 74 degrees! Glorious!



Cindy, Mistura Fina, and Stan Kessler

 I was just going to drop by the vineyard and winery to take a few photographs and visit with Majo, my good friend and fellow Somerset Ridge Painter. As I pulled up in front of the winery there were cars parked everywhere! I instinctively knew I was going to work. I washed wine glasses, cleaned off the tables out on the lawn, washed more wine glasses, grabbed my camera and took some shots, washed more wine glasses. The afternoon flew by…..but no painting. But I sure had fun!

Cindy and Dennis, the owners, had arranged for some fabulous musicians to play on the veranda….Mistura Fina with Stan Kessler! Lots of Brazilian rhythm with a Bosa Nova/American Jazz approach! FUN! People took their wine out on to the veranda, or to the tables on the hillside; they brought picnic lunches or enjoyed the food items the winery has available in the tasting room. We had Frisbee players, Bocce ball enthusiasts, music lovers, cigar aficionados, art lovers….and even the 2 horses next door decided to entertain over along the fence. They actually posed for Majo to paint their portrait!



Big fans of the crowds at the vineyard


Yep, it was a good day at Somerset Ridge Vineyard and Winery! Not so good at the studio………..