Plein air painting at the Yellow Vase.

"Some plein-air painters take considerable time to find just the right spot to paint before steeling down to work and others are painting in less than two minutes of arrival.  Often, it is the painter who sets up immediately who does the best work." ---Linda Blondheim

In the spirit of preparing for painting on location at coffee shops and restaurants of my choice, I enlisted once again the help of my artist friend Holly to join me in painting.  With only a about 2 hours before we had to leave we sat down and got to work.  Holly brought a photograph she had taken that she would paint from, and I came ready to paint whatever my eye was drawn to, to see how it would work out.

In the end Holly was able to finish her painting on location where I had to bring the half finished piece home to give it some final touches.  I loved painting at this site and would really love going back again and doing another painting inside or from photograph. I really can appreciate the challenges plein air painters face when coming to a new location. I will be more like Holly the next time I sit down to paint plein-air again.