Dear Subscriber,

This newsletter comes with timely news, but first, some exciting news that won't wait any longer. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania contacted me a couple months ago, and I am now honored to announce that they have acquired for their permanent collection my pencil sketchbooks from Maine and the South of France, and a few oil and gouache sketches on paper. HSP is working on plans to display them in a future exhibition with other artists' sketchbooks.

	Sketch for The Earth's Eye 4 x 2-5/8 inches, 1996
	Finished oil version 66 x 48 inches, 1996

In timely news, in case you are in the region, you are invited to attend a “Meet the Artists” event on the final day of the group exhibition Visions of the National Parks and Beyond, which includes 15 of my paintings, mostly from past residencies in parks. Five of the six artists will be there. No reservations needed – it’s an informal reception with light fare provided.**

Crary Art Gallery, Warren, PA
2 - 4 pm, Sunday, September 7

In other actual-news news, Jay Moran, Morning Edition Host for Buffalo’s NPR affiliate stations of BTPM, visited Crary Art Gallery and interviewed me and Wendy Bale, a cut-paper/mixed media artist in the exhibition. The story aired on August 27. A link to it is forthcoming on my website’s news page, and in my next newsletter, which will be sent sometime well after the exhibition closes, barring any cannot-wait news that may happen before that. As you know, I try to send very few of these notes (which I assume you prefer, or I've gotten this all wrong).

Best wishes,

-- Thomas