Flower Still Life

"Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

OPUS Outdoor Paint Challenge

"When painting and sketching plein-air I sink into the landscape, an attuned witness to its mood and beauty." (Dianne Bersea) 

This is from a bit ago... for the OPUS Outdoor Paint Challenge. My first time trying to do plein air painting. It was a lot more fun then I realized. I also realized it's a lot different from painting from a photo, or making something up. Definitely something every artist should do. However! I do recommend you don't drink a lot of coffee before hand...

I'd always read about doing it as a good exercise but I always thought, "Bah, how much different could it be?"