I haven't painted plein air for some time and thought I'd get back into the swing of things by joining a local group. It was good to see people I haven't been in touch with for some time.
Getting my gear supplies together, I started to remember some of my old must do's like keeping your gear ready to go. I couldn't find my easel's palette. I needed to scrape up some alizarin crimson from another palette because I couldn't find the tube... and brought the wrong yellow... Oh well...
I generally avoid working on a painting after I leave a location, but I think I need to change my thinking. I wasn't liking my trees, so I decided to keep working on them. At this point, everyone left and I kept laboring my painting for another hour - in the heat - as my paints dried - my mind tiring... The thing is - the trees did not get any better and in some ways are worse. Stop by in another day and see how I solved my foliage mess.
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