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| Into the Sunken Garden Oil on panel, 16x12 Stems Plein Air Event |
As soon as I walked into this back yard, the sunken garden was calling me. I first did a detailed sketch with my pastel sticks. With so much in the garden that I wanted to include, I needed to have it mapped out correctly before laying in the paint. The peonies were down to their last few petals on sight, so I brought back the full bloom while I painted. The columns, statue and birdbath added so much to this intimate garden space. There are two beautiful iron chairs back towards the picket fence, and a little footbridge behind the peonies on the left. It is truly a wonderful space to spend a warm afternoon - and the fresh, cold lemonade was icing on the cake! Painting number 515 in 515 days. I have a sunrise paint tomorrow at the Deanna Rose Farm - so I had better get to bed!
