The Alexia Fall Workshop

Thursday, Oct. 22-Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026

Mary works in pastel. Michael’s garden, she says, is “wonderfully diverse” over the growing season, with “a spectrum of color, a variety of patterns and textures that I’ve seen nowhere else.” Photo by Alyssa Chuluda.

Mary works in pastel. Michael’s garden, she says, is “wonderfully diverse” over the growing season, with “a spectrum of color, a variety of patterns and textures that I’ve seen nowhere else.” Photo by Alyssa Chuluda.

Good Karma Places

By Alyssa Chuluda

Published

Mary Padgett, a plein-air painter, likes to paint in places where people care for them well. “I call them my ‘good karma’ places.” This story looks at how those relationships guide where Padgett paints.

Story Credits

Alyssa Chuluda

Alyssa
Chuluda

    Coached by

    Josh
    Ives

      Heather
      Ainsworth