After considering all options for taking a group of enthusiastic Anywhere Artists to Provence the beginning of May, I decided to cancel the trip. The situation in the world now surrounding the Coronavirus is too unstable. There are too many risks in traveling; you could getting sick , or being marrooned in a foreign country if a quarantine is put in place or contracting germs when traveling by air. Plus, it could be costly if you need to spend extra days in a foreign country, or cancel hotel reservations after the deadline for refunds has past. From what I have read about travel insurance, in most cases average travel insurance will not reinburse you if you cancel because of the coronavirus.

So, I emailed all 12 of the students who signed up for the trip and explained that I am not really canceling, I am rescheduling the trip until a later date when it is safe to travel. Even though I did the mature responsible thing which for me was to cancel the trip, I don’t feel very pleased. In fact I have been feeling pretty low and wallowing in an Eyore like state, only surfacing to eat cookies and cuddle the beagle..

So, I came up with some new ideas of what you and I can do to continue travel painting without anyone leaving home. Click on the link below to see the video I made on my Youtube channel to tell you about my distance learning program.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7SMAuO3Ksw