90-Minute Watercolor Sketch of the Ellis County Courthouse
The winds were fierce this morning, but the Quick Draw was fun. The event lasted 90 minutes (8:30-10:00) and I was pleased that this painting brought a fair price at auction. The winds and the 100-degree heat got to me after lunch, so I chose to make the 40-minute drive back home, and return in the late afternoon to attempt a second painting. I’ll post that one next.
Thanks for reading.
Tags: Americana, courthouse, courthouse square, drybrush, Edward Hopper, Ellis County, field box, field painting, nostalgia, plein air, quick draw, speed painting, Texas, watercolor, watercolor sketch, Waxahachie
Recollections 54 The Art of David Tripp 
May 30, 2011 at 11:13 am |
No. I could not do this in 90 minutes. Clapping for you!
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May 30, 2011 at 5:30 pm |
Thank you, Leslie. I’m glad that the 90-minute Angst period is over! All the artists laugh at the “cringing” we experience, looking at the clock, and talking to ourselves, trying to finish on time.
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