Last week Allan was invited to the Nerman to give a demonstration during a fund-raiser for Head Start.  These functions are essential for early education programs such as HS, which suffered huge budget cuts over the past 8 years, apparently because the previous administration placed little value on education for working-class children.  Well it seems that trend is about to be reversed.  Good.  That way more than just the privileged will get a shot at prosperity. 

As you can likely tell, one painting is finished and the other only about halfway done.  Both involve the Missouri River.  I gather that Allan and his work were very well received.  I’d have attended, but had business with an ice storm in AR.