Winner!

This is my Winning painting that Won "Second Place" in the Augusta Missouri Plein Air Event.  
A well deserved,  "First Place" went to Joshua Been, who is one of the nicest and most talented painters on the Plein Air circuit!   We were painting in the town of Defience in and around the "Yellow House Vineyard."   I saw this view the week before, and thought it would make a great painting.  We had a lot of rain during the plein air event but it wasn't raining on THIS day, so capturing the scene should be a piece of cake! 
There was a strong breeze that would come and go just as I was about to paint a bit of detail!   And I would have to stop now and then to retrieve my umbrella!  (The umbrella was to keep the sun off my panel while I trying to paint.)

Along with the popping umbrella, and high wind gusts, I also had a visitor stop by to watch me paint.   He wanted to talk and gave me a history lesson on the different types of grapevines that were planted on the hillside.   I tried to be polite, but the light was changing fast at this point and I really needed to finish and get the painting to the judging station.   After awhile he asked what I was going to do with that painting?   I told him at the end of the plein air event there would be an Art Show.  
I'm Happy to report,  it SOLD!

Plein Air Treks and Bathroom Wishes

This blog has been in the making for a long time!  

Posting will be the easy part now that I have my blog up and running!  

When you work alone like most artists, there are thoughts that go through your head,  something like, "WOW" that's a great idea, or I wonder if anyone else thinks this way?  

I guess I should start my first blog right-where-I-am, if I try to back track, I'll get lost!  So here goes.

 Me, (center) over-the-moon, excited with my SOLD painting during "Paint the Town" Plein Air Event in Cranford NJ.  (What you see here, is just after the Quick Paint Event has ended!)  A Quick Paint Event is where you have a timed two hour window to find your location, paint, frame and bring your painting to the judging stand!  

This was the first year for  "Paint the Town"  and it was very well organized. 

 What I will be doing Next

I'm getting ready for a ten day, Plein Air Paint Out in Augusta MO.   The good thing is I'm not flying this time, so taking equipment will be easier.  The drive will be about six hours, alone, so major munching and music listening while the GPS insults me!  Re-calculating!