An Artist's Sketchbook

Paintin'...

Well I went out on my first plein air adventure yesterday. I found out about a local group (Plein Air Painters of Western Pennsylvania) that meets every Sunday at various locations. So I thought I would give it a shot and packed up my paints and headed out. I was nervous about attending being that I have no experience painting in plein air, but with much encouragment and support from Kate, I braved it. Glad I did because it was a good experience. Yesterday the location was at the Mt. Washington overlooks. It was nerve racking being that there is a lot of scenery to take in, and being that it was a beautiful day, a lot of people about.

There were 4 members of PAPWP that day. They were very encouraging and greeted me with a warm welcome. Ron was a great guy and I hope to join them as often as I can. I haven't decided if I am going to post my painting from that day, I think it is quite terrible. I will look at it again and see if it strikes me after the fact.