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Noblesville Road

Often I find that the light in the afternoon is not ideal for plein air, but here is a road that I did one afternoon in early June 2015.  It was the third painting of the day and I had my little one distracting me as I worked, so I was glad to get something that turned out as well as it did.  The one thing that I kept thinking as I was painting was that the piece did not look like me, but it turned out ok and in the month or more since I have gotten back to painting landscapes that feel more like me – or at least where I am now.

Lost in Green near Fort Harrison

Almost a year after my last plein air oil sketch, I made it out to paint with my artist friend Jessica Green last May.  I have painted a few watercolor car paintings since January, but it felt so good to get back out and paint.  Indiana this time of year is a variety of greens that can sometimes give me a headache as I paint!

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