It was a cold and almost rainy morning at Descanso Gardens for a recent paint-out. It was only a week after I painted the piece for my "Ginkgo!" post but the day seemed very different to me. The ginkgo trees weren't as yellow, the sun wasn't so warm, and upsetting headline news. To me the threatening clouds and the mountains, which seem very close when you're at Descanso, really dominated the day so I wanted to try painting them. Since there are so many old and tall trees there, a good view of the mountains is a little hard to find. The dark clouds kept changing, adding and subtracting shadows from the mountains. Sometimes the mountain tops were covered in a cloud. And, it was the coldest weather in which I've tried to paint. Since I only started plein air painting last March I wasn't out last winter! Brrr!
Your landscape is lovely Sherry, really like the distant hills and your sky. I love the climbing rose and being in love with flowers would have spent my time just on those!
ReplyDeleteHi Lorraine! I can't seem to get the subtleties of my skies to show up online so thanks for liking it! That rose does look inviting to paint. In spring this rose garden is gorgeous.
DeleteGreat plein air painting Sherry!
ReplyDeleteHi Karen, thank you for visiting and such a nice comment!
DeleteThis is beautiful. I think you got the sky just right, and the mountains. They can be difficult,but here everything works together.
ReplyDeleteHi Maud, thank you so much for taking the time to comment!
DeleteSuch a painterly touch, Sherry! Foreground, midground, background - all done with a fine effect. This must have been hard to paint, between the cold and the shifting clouds. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you Terry! I always appreciate your thoughtful comments!
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