"Old Oak and Stone Bridge"                                                                  12"x16"

Andre and I set out, the next morning after I arrived, to paint some of his favorite countryside. We ended up at a friend of his 100 acre estate. Some of the oaks on the property had to be 250 years old. We tried our luck at a pond scene without much success. It had rained the night before and the air was so humid that morning that it was hard to lift your hand to paint. Discouraged by our brief failures we went and talked to the property owner awhile. 

As we were drive down the driveway on the way out a sunlit brook caught our eye. We quick got out of the car and whipped off just the top layers of our previous painting. This was kind of a new technique for me but with good results. The painting "Dappled Light Stream" was produced in about 20-30 minutes. It keeps it freshness because I didn't over work it.

Here is to good Friends!

The Plein Air Easton Event is a first class event all the way! As soon as I arrived in Easton, Maryland and meet my Gracious host family I knew that this event had been very well thought out. I stayed on the beautiful estate of Bill and Mary Griffin for the week. They couldn't have been more helpful, nice, and caring. 

I arrived on Sunday night the 19th after a 10 hour drive from asheville. The next day monday would be the first of four days that the artist got to paint for the competition. The painting "Oxford Morning" (below) was the first painting I painted that monday morning. After spending the rest of the day in Oxford I ended up with four paintings in all that day. Quite ambitious for the first day.