The first day of the Paint Historic Waxahachie plein air event is in the books. Eight days to go! The sun was bright, and though I got rained on for five minutes, the exercise was rewarding. This is a 9 x 12″ sketch that I worked on for two hours. I felt quite rusty, and had a great deal of trouble drawing and redrawing the architecture (I failed to bring along a straightedge!). But, once I got to the painting portion, I settled into it and didn’t realize how much time had passed. I had to close up my outdoor shop early, because I had an art reception to attend that was 30 minutes north on the freeway. Glad I went–I took second place in the watercolor division. I’ll post that one separately.
I am bone-tired. Rose at 5:00 and went with my wife to doctor her sick horse. Then to high school for a day. Then to Waxahachie to paint. Then to Hillsboro to the art reception. Now I’m going to finish these blogs, and get ready for bed. It’s already nearing 8:30 and I have to rise early for tomorrow’s official opening of the plein festival with a 90-minute “Quick Draw” competition.
Thanks for reading!
Tags: Americana, drybrush, Edward Hopper, field painting, French Impressionism, Historic homes, nostalgia, plein air, Proust, Remembrance of Things Past, small town, Texas, watercolor, Waxahachie Texas, Winslow Homer
May 28, 2010 at 8:15 pm |
Hi!
Love your work and I am sure I am not alone. Thanks for posting so that we can keep track of you and continue to enjoy your work. I must say you are extremely good with drawing and painting old abandonned cars and structures.
Best regards,
Pierre
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May 28, 2010 at 9:16 pm |
Thanks Pierre. The kind remarks gives me more drive to take on tomorrow! I’m exhausted and have finished only the first of an eight-day event. I would love to crank out a minimum of two watercolors per day if my stamina holds up. Thanks again.
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