Long way ’round back home

I went and did a couple errands with mom and then we had dinner. We were admiring the variety of clouds and she suggested we go to my normal look out near her to take some photos. Brought her back home and then took the long rambling way back home, stopping a few times to take more photos. Got home and did this, which really didn’t look like any of the clouds specifically but the landscape was pretty close, what there was of it.

Long way ’round back home

TGIF painting

I went out this morning thinking to paint at Hand Hollow. I stopped and finished my coffee there but it was too hot to paint. Listened to the birds awhile and then went home and painted from my porch. I had my bubba packed with ice and a cool beverage.

Then I had a bit oƒ dinner and went off to Claverack for the opening reception of an exhibit, paintings of the Columbia County Plein Air Artists. This was at the Claverack Free Library. Very nice drive and nice exhibit room.

Came home and looked at the three peppers I’d gotten at the community frig in New Lebanon earlier – very picturesque! So I did a quick painting of them too.

TGIF painting

June the First – another 30 days?

I’m going to be aiming for another month of painting each day. Today it was so hot out that I opted to prune a branch from the rhododendron (was trying to push into the porch!) and bring it inside. Note to self: take a photo from the angle the painting will be done in because when I set the painting aside to dry, I foolishly moved the vase to let me take a quick photo of something else… duh.

I would like to really thank Fred Lisaius. I took an online class with him early on and I bow in the direction of Washington State every time I do negative painting!

Also, the models for a few days ago are now resting in their next incarnation, in the frig.

June the First – another 30 days?