Needing to keep current here, and as the fall season moves along, it’s time to share one of my summer adventures. Not that my summer was so chock full of adventure or excitement, well it sort of was, but who needs to hear gory details, except for the fun stuff. Right? Of course.
There short of it is like this: We finally decided to visit Greece. I also signed up for a plein air workshop in New York City’s Central Park with an artist I happened upon online, thinking the lesson will do very well as I planned to paint while away. However, I was side-lined and never made the class, almost didn’t make the trip, but I persevered and thankfully, we did.
After our return I was able to make up my lost workshop day and enjoyed painting outdoors in the city. It’s something I had never done before.
The artist/instructor Anne Kullaf, was wonderful, had great info and style of working. She demonstrated her oil paint technique and showed me how she works in watercolors. We were alike in that we both sketch/draw in watercolor paint rather than plan in pencil then add color. And the site at Bethesda Fountain in the middle of Central Park was a great place to work. I had never been in that area of the park before either. It was rather impressive.
Here’s how my day looked in pictures:
By the third painting I was hitting my stride, but I was also hot and tired. It was a good experience and something I should continue to do.
