Mountain Road

This painting is larger than I would normally attempt for plein air, especially as I had no plans to return to the site. 16x20 on Ridge Road in the Adirondacks. A very hot and buggy morning meant sheer determination to stay focused on the painting.

After dinner

When the rains stopped the day turned out to be simply glorious. At paint camp dinner is cafeteria style ( a culinary school is part of Paul Smiths College) and served from 5:30 to 6:30 so we ate early and went out after dinner to paint. 

There are so many old farms in the Adirondacks and this one had wonderful vantage points from the side of the road. Soon any traffic noise became background as I got into the painting process.

Last day of paint camp/ Publishers Invitational

 The  last afternoon in the Adirondacks was spent painting Tuckers Farm. Here's that painting and a photo of what I saw when I turned around. An amazing week in so many ways with no concerns other than painting. Painting two paintings a day plein air for four days in a row inspired me to commit to more time out and painting! The learning  curve goes right up with more time spent painting from direct observation.

Gabriels

An old barn sits in a field

Rich soil to its' back

Gentle breezes through the tall grass

And I pick up my brush

This Old House

Just a few miles down the road, this abandoned house attracts many of us who are painting in the Adirondacks this week at the Publishers Invitational. Heaven for someone who is looking for shapes all the time.

Paint Camp

I'm in upstate New York for the week being part of a Plein Air Invitational

In the Adirondacks. Our cozy group-118 of us- are being housed at Paul Smith's College, situated on the St Regis Lake.

There are some incredible painters here, I'll name names in another post, but we are painting without hierarchy and just enjoying being out painting.

Big groups, small groups,

many different locations each day. Here's an 8x10 from the morning. Can you feel the drizzle?