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I used to dislike
plein air painting…not the idea of it; being outside and painting essentially
married two of my loves. It was the reality of it that I wasn’t crazy about. It
wasn’t the bugs or the heat or cold; it wasn’t gusts of wind that threatened to
topple my easel or blow my painting out to sea. It was all of the beauty in
front of me and the struggle to ignore some of that beauty to make a workable
composition. It was having to make good and effective choices very quickly or
the light shifted or the clouds moved away. I’m getting a tiny bit better at
this and I have to say nothing beats plein air painting. I’m outside, in
hopefully a beautiful place, and if I keep my swearing to a minimum, slowly but
surely, all of the wild creatures come out of hiding as they get used to this odd
visitor to their home.
Happy Weekend!