Our paint-out location was at Travel Town, a really neat railroad museum. It's in a corner of Griffith Park in Los Angeles. I painted in Griffith Park with the group a year ago at the Griffith Observatory. My painting is here in my post "Space!".
Travel Town was dedicated in 1952. With its 17 full-scale, steam locomotives, and lots of other railroad cars and rolling stock, it's a "must" for kids and enthusiasts.
It's also a terrific place for plein air painters. The last time I remember being at Travel Town was for a perspective class, many years ago. I can still remember my nerves at trying to accurately draw these huge engines in perspective. At this scale, I'm much more comfortable with indicating the scene rather than duplicating it. A really gorgeous "train house" has been added since I was there years ago. I wanted to include at least some of it in my watercolor. This engine I painted is a diesel switcher, designed for switching freight cars from track to track around railroad yards. There are so many things to see at Travel Town as well as future painting opportunities.
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What a wonderful place to paint. You gave this painting atmosphere. Good job
ReplyDeleteHi Polly! Thank you for such a nice comment!
DeleteI love this painting, Sherry. The red train against those green trees is brilliant - I can just imaging in disappearing down the track.
ReplyDeleteThank you Vandy! It was a really pretty day for painting there
DeleteSeems like this would be a difficult subject - you did a great job! The train and other touches of red really unite the painting.
ReplyDeleteExactly right Terry! I was looking forward to, and also dreading this subject.
DeleteA great scene captured, looks like you had a great photo opportunity for future reference
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorraine! It's such a neat place. I'm sure I'm still not so much of a painter of trains though.
DeleteThat is such a beautiful painting!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for visiting and commenting...I really appreciate it!
DeleteYour painting is gorgeous and you make me want to get out to paint too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Celia! You definitely should go out and paint!
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