The Little Studio in the Woods

After twenty years of teach­ing ele­men­tary art (and lov­ing it) it was time to retire and shake out that long list of “want – to-do’s”. On the back burner for a long time had been a desire to paint again. The set­ting was per­fect – We live in a log cabin in the woods of rural Iowa (Yes, Iowa has more than just corn!) and we are sur­rounded by the most beau­ti­ful scenery any­where. In fact, I often feel that I live inside a paint­ing. Iowa’s rolling hills and wide open spaces can be as breath­tak­ing as any moun­tain vista. Work­ing in my newly-created lit­tle stu­dio back in our woods is where I feel most at peace and all is right with the world.

Fam­ily: Mar­ried to my best friend, John, for forty years (!)
Two fab­u­lous grown chil­dren who live too far away
Three per­fect grand­chil­dren (the loves of my life)
One not-so-perfect golden retriever who we love anyway

My inter­ests: art, any­thing about the out­doors, long-distance run­ning, pol­i­tics, peace issues, read­ing, quilt­ing, Eng­lish tutor­ing, men­tor­ing, eat­ing any­thing I didn’t cook

My favorite things (Thanks for ask­ing): sun­shine, change of sea­sons, sound of rain on the roof, smell of pine trees, run­ning down hill with the wind at my back, phone calls from my chil­dren, canoe trips with John and Strider, but­ter­flies, mocha lattes with cin­na­mon donuts, hugs and smiles from our grand­chil­dren, moss on rocks, ferns in the for­est ‚baby giggles……(Is this more than you wanted to know about me??)

Thanks for com­ing to my site,

Mary Camp­bell