The Studio

There is a group of Plein Air painters that have been meeting for several years around the Front Royal area on Thursday mornings to try to capture the beautiful scenes where we live.  The Shenandoah Plein Air Painters met at Philip Carter Winery yesterday morning for our painting session.  And boy, was it ever overcast. 

This is where I found a spot around 8 a.m. and went to work.

This is my reference photo for the painting.  One thing I didn’t have to worry about that is often a problem for plein air painters was the changing light.  The light was a steady dull grey…no sun to be seen anywhere. 

But I got a great start on this little painting despite the weather.  And I was really enjoying the solitude out at the winery early in the morning and then….

….it started to drizzle.

So I took another quick photo of the painting and the scene….

And a shot of the palette.  And then packed it in and headed for home.

And then I finished it up at home.  I love these quick sketches of the scenes around the valley…even if the weather is iffy!

This oil painting measures 9″ x12″ and is available by emailing me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .