I love painting on sunny fall days, and since the forecast was for the "last sunny" warm day of the year, I had to get outside! Darn you weather persons, it was warm but it was not sunny and the "breeze" was a wild 30 MPH wind!
5 of us bravely showed up at the park ---Wind Paint Challenge Accepted
Color of The Wind, 9x12 |
The wind blew and blew and gusted against us as we set up on the peninsula, exposed to the wind! There is no greater test of your plein air equipment than the wind. One brave plein air artist braced the wind while holding her canvas with her left hand and painting with her right -her hat brim flipping furiously back. Does anyone need us to test plein air equipment? My borrowed 9x12 Guerrilla easel held up, no wobble. My friend's SolTek held up, but she did hold her canvas panel. Challenging and yet, how fun and wonderful was it to be in the park painting the fall colors?
I was very pleased with my Color of The Wind painting, and did not work on it much once I had it home. I loved the orange and yellow island trees against the grey skies. I also loved the shape of the dark island branch on the left as it reached out over the water. The water was much lighter than the usual blue since there was no bright blue sky. Also, I really wanted to include the bright green lily pads in the foreground- their color and patterning was fascinating. It was a good day to paint! I believe that each painter went home with a successful plein air painting and I am very proud of all who showed up despite the wind and grey skies!
It is official, due to our persistence, we ARE plein air painters!
I was very pleased with my Color of The Wind painting, and did not work on it much once I had it home. I loved the orange and yellow island trees against the grey skies. I also loved the shape of the dark island branch on the left as it reached out over the water. The water was much lighter than the usual blue since there was no bright blue sky. Also, I really wanted to include the bright green lily pads in the foreground- their color and patterning was fascinating. It was a good day to paint! I believe that each painter went home with a successful plein air painting and I am very proud of all who showed up despite the wind and grey skies!
It is official, due to our persistence, we ARE plein air painters!