On August 27th our quaint Plein Air Group met for our second outing. We met late afternoon and were blessed with a gorgeous day! Beautiful temperatures and lighting was experienced by all. I was delighted to welcome three new members to our group. Members present that day were: Lyn-Sue Wice, Carolyn Bygrave, Susan Totten, Herbie Murray and myself. Missing: Helen Boucher and Helen’s daughter Bronte. Bronte is off to art school and we all wish her the best of luck this year!
Some of our recent members were new to plein air painting, but I am happy to report they really enjoyed their experience and could see the value it could have on their future work. Since this was a new experience for some we had a brief chat about keeping our subject simple, working small and to try not to chase the ever changing light.
Since it was such a beautiful day, the park was busier than usual and we caught the attention of park visitors. Carolyn was engaged in conversation by one of the park visitors and at one point I over heard someone say when they saw me painting “Oh my gosh! There’s another artist! There must be a group of them or something! They also went on to say that it was nice to see artists painting in the park. In our area it is not an everyday occurrence to see a group of artists painting outside. 
After we met back at our intial meeting spot we complemented each other on our accomplishments and proceeded to have great chats about our experiences. We talked about our inspirations, observations and any difficulties or puzzling problems we ran into. A discussion on “those summer greens” ensued and how tricky it is to create variations when painting them. I could totally relate to this subject as it was one of my challenges when I first started painting en plein air many years ago. Nature of course is a great teacher and many outdoor sessions later, plus direct observation helped solve this dilemma. I loved all our great conversations and the wonderful sense of comraderie that was felt in our group!
We are all looking forward to our next outing in the near future! It is looking like September will be a beautiful month to paint on location. Three Cheers to all our members for their courage and sense of adventure!
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The following is a gallery of photos of our fun filled day! Enjoy! Your comments are always welcomed!
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