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| Picture perfect setting |
Early spring means sometimes we have warm (for New England)
days while there is still snow on the ground. Around the corner from my house
is an old farm, where the owners have made the majority of the property
conservation land, available for use by everyone.
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| Painters at work |
This day, several members of the
Artist Guild of Shrewsbury
got together for the first plein air of the season. We have painted here before, but this is the
first snow visit. In addition to the scenery, as usual, I was attracted to what
might not be considered the most scenic, in this case, the piles of logs being
readied for removal.
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| Logs (and mud) |
I find painting outdoors improves my work since I have to
work fast (and when it starts getting chilly, you work even faster).
In the first painting, I tried to include too much. The
second version reduced and simplified, making the composition stronger.
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| Overwhelmed by options |
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| Simpler is better |
In the third, I wanted to work on getting more dark areas
into my watercolor, so I forced myself to mix some very dark paint for the
water.
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| That water feels cold! |
After painting, back to the house for refreshments and
critique. Looks like the weather will be warm all week, so maybe we'll get out
again!
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| Critique session |
