We have a "gang" that has started to paint together here in Summit County this summer. Most of us are members of Plein Air Artists Colorado, an organization dedicated to painting in the great outdoors. It's always more fun to go out with someone else. Safety in numbers and all that stuff. We planned to meet at 8:30 am on the road to Montezuma to take advantage of the early morning light. Only one road...a bunch of artists...how hard could that be? There were only 4 of us! It was about 45 minutes before the crew all ended up at the same place, minus one...one that still doesn't own a cell phone. As you can see it was a beautiful place to paint and we all enjoyed dealing with the usual potpourri of problems that come along with the joy of painting outdoors. Picking little insect corpses out of the paint, the constantly changing sun, trying to race the building clouds that looked like rain and wind gusts. If you look closely you'll see I've "planted" a few small boulders on the other side of my easel in hopes the wind wouldn't take it down. All in all a GREAT day, spent with friends painting. WAY better than vacuuming wouldn't you say? Now where did I put my keys....
If you would like to see more of my art or learn more about me please visit my website: www.mariannaduford.com
If you would like to see more of my art or learn more about me please visit my website: www.mariannaduford.com