Plein Air Painting

Painting on location poses many challenges.  Wednesdays here in Boothbay, the Plein Air Painters of Maine paint together.  This morning I reported for painting at about 8:30.  My scene was really devoid of anything to excite me, but luckily, yesterday I saw  a canoeist  who was coming in from a paddling adventure, and I determined he might come in handy for a future painting.

Sometimes, you have to draw upon memory to incorporate elements that aren't present when you actually begin to paint.  This requires either a good sketch or a good memory.  This was the case this morning.

Keep your eyes and your memories open so that when needed, you can draw upon those images  to include in your paintings.