Like This

When the weather is like this, I am grateful there are places like this, where I can setup my easel and paint.  9x12 inches, oil on panel.

Going To Seed

 

For most of the afternoon the sun did not shine, but it was pleasant painting in this meadow, which also functions as a pasture when there are cows. Now everything is growing and going to seed.  The higher field has been mowed but not this one. 

Overgrown Pasture

 

An overgrown pasture where the dirt road begins.  The cows have many options here for eating, and the many plants they ignore come to fruition.  8x10 inches, oil on panel.

The Challenge of Painting Weeds

A fun and educational blog is Gurney Journey  (see gurneyjourney.blogspot.com), maintained by artist James Gurney.  While looking at his posts for the topic of Plein Air Painting, I found that a couple years ago he held a Weed Painting Challenge.  So the idea of going into your back yard or neighboring lot and painting weeds has been out there for a while.  I did this weed painting yesterday morning in my back yard.  There is a slight opening in the thicket at the left, which must be a path used by night visitors.  The painting is an 8x10 oil on panel.

Tapestry of Weeds

At the edge of my backyard are tall weeds, taller than I am, which form a natural fence.  You wouldn't dare try to penetrate this 'fence'.  The weeds have weird, menacing shapes.  Here's a small painting that I did yesterday morning while contemplating this tapestry of weeds.  8x10 oil on panel.