We were waiting for the news, and we’ve got it! Cathy will be showing in the San Diego County fair this year and we are so excited. The...

Last week we talked about where Cathy goes to get inspiration for her sketches that eventually turn into her paintings, but what do these...

I took a wonderful trip last March to Paso Robles to meet a friend for wine country tasting and food indulging! I took the train from...

Visiting Santa Fe is alway a high point for the year. Such a beautiful place full of unique painting opportunities.  The light and colors...

One of the places I love to go visit and paint is the desert outside San Diego. Going a little north and east is the Palm Desert area and...

Here is and older sketchbook done in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2004-2005. As with all the sketchbooks, they are a place to gather ideas and...

In July Brian and I took a trip to Cancun. It was our first time there and so we were anxious to explore and see all we could. On a day...

I travel to Santa Fe every summer to teach workshops, and keep journals and watercolor sketchbooks of my time there. It’s always...

We are now back from an amazing trip to Cancun. We spent a few days beaching it, but most of our time was spent on adventure tours and we...

I was able to reach my goal of 4 – 5 finished paintings. June was a good month, I got a lot done. Finished three older paintings from...

Last night as I was falling asleep with Yogi my Golden Retriever at my feet, I could hear the yelps and joyful little barks of a pack of...

Visit lovely La Jolla Shores for the weekend of July 21 and 22, for lots of art happenings! La Playa Art Gallery Terrific newly re-opened...

Rancho Mirage, Torrey Pines 2010 p3 Java Jolt by Cathy Carey ©2014 Rancho Mirage is a favorite spot for me, the start of many painting...

Brian and I really enjoyed our getaway to Laguna last week! It started with the reception at Las Lagunas Gallery on 101 in Laguna. What a...

Maui Dec 2008 p1 This is a sketchbook I did while on vacation on the Hawaiian Island of Maui in 2008.  We were escaping a big storm in...

Glen Ivy Borrego p1.jpg Glen Ivy and Borrego Desert are inspirational spots for me,  where I can be in the quiet and see the palms sway,...

In late Spring of 2005 Brian and I went to Georgia, it was a chance for him to take a dedicated golf course at the Ritz Carleton, (WOW)...

Spain Sketchbook 2010 – page 1 We took off for the month of September 2011 and traveled to Spain. From Barcelona to Majorca, then Sevilla...

Huntington Garden 2009 – April 2009 p 2 For our anniversary in 2009, Brian and I got a really fun new camera. He was going to use it to...

Alaska 2006 Sketchbook – Vancouver Island I was last in Alaska in 2006 to take a cruise through the Northwest Passage. It was incredibly...