Hello everyone. I hope all of you are planning to attend our first meeting of 2022 on February 9^th. We will be in the Patriot Rooms unless the Veteran’s change their policy. Please bring a mask. Covid unfortunately, is still with us. The pandemic before this one was the great influenza epidemic of 1918 and it officially lasted 3 years. I say ‘officially’ because it is still with us (that is why we all get flu shots every year—or at least most of us do.) We may as well become accustomed to Covid shots and tests hanging around as well. 

Do you have your painting for the Old West Show done? Or at least in the planning stage? You should have a copy of the prospectus with this newsletter. Also don’t forget about the cover contest which will be due at the March meeting. 5 x 7 in black and white and copy ready! We’ve had some wonderful entries so I know we will have more this year. Also, there is nothing in the rules that say you can’t re-submit a drawing that didn’t win in an earlier contest. Maybe it’s exactly what we will be looking for this time!

Gail