Last weekend I participated in a plein air class at Irvine Park. That park is beautiful and has many rural areas as well as a zoo, train rides, and pond. This tree was at the edge of the pond and has a wonderful sculptural look. Did I enjoy the day? Noooo, but I didn't hate it as much as the last time I tried plein air painting even though it was cloudy, cold and windy. Where's the warm So Cal weather when you need it? I actually lasted two and a half hours. That's a long time with my short attention span. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out even though it's a lot of green.
I've always been afraid to paint plein air with watercolor because it's harder to cover mistakes but this wasn't painful at all. I may go back and re-paint this tree in oils as some point in the future and try to get more color into it.
Irvine Park
Image Size 12" x 16"
Watercolor
Unframed
Unknown
Monday, May 30, 2011
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