An 8x10 pastel of the corner of the pond at Field Farm. After weeks of no sun (at least that what it seems like), the sun shone yesterday for most of the day, so I was out.
As I continue to read Kenneth Clark's Landscape Into Art, I find thought provoking comments, such as, "Impressionism is a short and limited episode in the history of art, and has long ceased to bear any relation to the creative spirit of the time." A lot of people today call themselves "Impressionists". The plein-air movement sees itself as a continuation of Impressionism. What are all these people doing working outside the "creative spirit of the time"? Yes, the next question is, "What is the creative spirit of the time" as far as painting is concerned?
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