While I was walking into Central Park to find a suitable spot, a horse leaned over and kissed me! He got my arm from shoulder to elbow. I guess horses like plein air painters.
So I found a nice spot- a large rock, actually, and across the way there was a painter selling paintings. I thought that was interesting and different from what I normally do.
Children also like plein air painters as it turns out. I don't mind except when they jump around my tripod...that made me quite nervous. I was windproof but not childproof....
There were 2 completely different light schemes flipping back and forth. One was cool with dark background foliage, the other was warm with light background foliage. I had to choose, and I went with light/warm for the practical reason that it was out longer and more often.
Anyhow, here's my painting done standing on a big rock for almost three hours. It is TOO PINK. I don't know why I made it pink, because the park was not pink. I was thinking "needs more red" but pink? When I was done I almost went back in and changed it because I really, really do not like the pink but I suddenly realized I was really cold and really tired.
So it stayed pink.
And I have learned a lesson and also found a few things I need to research and work on. This is also the first time I have ever put people in a plein air.
6x8 oil
Lucky you with the horse encounter. He must have thought your looked grand.
ReplyDeleteI like the people in your painting. It really makes the scene look lively. I wouldn't have thought much about the pink until you mentioned it. It reminds me of sunrise colors.