“Harvest Kitchen” 6″x18″ oil on canvas
Originally uploaded by Art By Erika

I finally painted today. Showed up at plein air painting event at 8:30 despite the stormy situation. My friend Shirley and I did elect to paint indoors since the winds were so strong a neighbor’s tree snapped off the ground. It’s not REALLY plein air I suppose, but it’s painting and it’s from life. So I figured it wasn’t a bad way to start a 3-day event of painting as long as I was actually painting. Well here’s my result. I wasn’t sure how I could make a 6×18 format work but I wanted to challenge myself that it wasn’t going to be a gladiola painting or something floral and vertical LOL! Well there ya go, about 2 hrs and 15 minutes of painting. I considered painting another, but the weekend would give more painting opportunities so I had to try and distribute my stamina like a good soldier. The sun was out for about an hour so I’m glad we had a cozy set up indoors.