Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Plein-aire Painting

Painting outdoors was a new experience for me.

It is not for the faint of heart.

I was probably one the greenest painters in the group. It was exciting, but it was really difficult - comparable to my sink or swim experience. Although it was not a matter of life or death, you felt like you could be embarrassed to death in the beginning. But we all learned to have thick skins eventually. 

To have your work constructively critiqued in front of a group was one of the best ways to learn.  

Ann was a wonderful teacher and she taught all of us from the very basics up. It never hurts to hear again and again what we had been told.

Ann was a colorist. She opened my eyes to colors, colors I never saw before.

Most of the students in the group were extremely likable people, upbeat, gregarious, fun-loving, broad minded, and friendly.

What better way to spend two weeks in paradise with a group of like-minded people!


Here are two paintings done by Ann Templeton in Mexico.



P.S. Sadly Ann passed away in 2012.

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