Thursday, May 15, 2014

May 15 at Curtis Prairie in the UW Arboretum



I know it was raining and we don't go painting in the rain but I thought I would anyway. I sat in the car with my 6x8 pochade box on my lap and looked out the window to do this. It's not a very powerful piece. Rainy days are more subdued, though. I'd like to go back there but will try a tighter focus. 

3 comments:

  1. Nice painting! Wow - never thought of trying to paint in my car :)

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  2. Nice job! I remember Marc Hanson used to do gouache studies in his car so you are in good company!

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  3. Thanks Pat and Jan! The car painting set up is not ideal but desperate times call for desperate measures. Hard to get a sense of how the painting will look from a distance but it just occurred to me if I used a hand held mirror I could get a little distance from it. I'll try that next time.

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