17791 Chieftain

I love getting to paint a new area, while staying in an historic B&B.  I have such a fondness for old places, I seek them out when traveling.  I also love to sketch these special places in ink and watercolor, memorializing this moment in time.  This stone farmhouse is now a B&B, on this working farm, which is also an event space.  On that front porch, I enjoyed my morning hot tea before starting my day, returning to lunch there.  In the evenings, live music wafted over as a few of us artists shared a bottle of wine on the back porch, enjoying each other's company.  My bedroom is the second floor windows featured, a comfortable place to rest after a day full of painting.  I hope this farmhouse and farm will stand another 100 years for other generations to enjoy.  Painting number 4227 in 4227 days. 

Lamplight on Lindenhof

Lamplight on Lindenhof
Oil on panel, 10x8

I can hardly believe the wonderful, warm weather we have had this year for the Augusta Plein Air event!!  With such warm evenings, it has been a joy to get out and paint!  This is my second nocturne of the week, painted in historic Augusta, in front of the Lindenhof Bed and Breakfast.  I like to set up under a street light, positioning my easel so that the light is on the face of my panel and my palette.  I then face towards my illuminated subject - and start painting.  It is all about values when painting in the dark, and I never know how the colors turn out until I take it into the light!  Each time, it is like opening a present!  Painting number 1212 in 1212 days.