We had an absolutely gorgeous Saturday in Mississippi. There is an antebellum home about 3 miles from our home and I had been wanting to get out and paint it from this distant view. So on Day 74, I headed out late morning, thankful to have the whole day to do nothing but paint. I was able to not only do a study of the house, but start a larger painting also on location. I think my favorite part of both paintings, wound up being the field in the foreground!
After spending hours painting on Saturday, I took Sunday off and spent some time just observing.
Monday, Day 75, brought flooding rains, but I gathered with several of my plein air and Oxford Art Guild friends to paint in Oxford. We are fortunate enough to have the upstairs loft of Sugar Magnolia Antique Mall to use as a gallery and with that loft comes a covered balcony. Like I said it was POURING rain, but luckily it wasn't too cold and a great day to study the grey that this kind of rain brings. It is a busy, busy scene - wet pavement, cars constantly moving and multiple buildings in the background. I focused on Oby's Restaurant which in the main building in the scene and worked on keeping things simple. It was tough, but I know the only way to grow is to push.
Tuesday, Day 76, continued with the drizzle. Painting time was limited due to new classes starting; painting from my carport, window or barn was about the only options available. I try to save the window for times when it is just too cold to go outside, so I chose the carport and studied wet gravel and mud puddles. What a great way to keep me from making "pretty little paintings". I actually kind of liked the abstract design of this...kind of.
Wednesday, Day 77, turned out to be extremely foggy, but also extremely warm for this time of year. I took time before class to study this little group of trees. I was drawn to the vine that was covering the bushes on the ground as well as a couple of trees. In all the bleak of winter, it was nice to see this little vine flecked with different soft shades of green.
The grey days have continued most of the week and I am not looking for the colder days that are predicted for the coming day. There is one thing that could make the cold a little more bearable. The weather is forecasting the possibility of a little "white stuff". Now I understand that in Mississippi, we lose our minds at the mention of anything frozen, but oh how I would love to paint snow!
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