We just returned from visiting Gavin in Pasadena–a marvelous trip. There was deep snow on the ground when we left and perfect weather in L.A. Gavin and Jill fed us handsomely, we bought beautiful local produce at the farmers’ market and just generally felt we were in paradise. Seeing our tall grandsons was the best.
Because the weather was perfect I got to go to parks where I did seven paintings in 8 days. I had to use acrylics because you can’t fly with any kind of solvents, including tubes of oil paint. Working with acrylics feels very different but the good part is that it dries so fast I can keep going. I may do an oil painting from the acrylic sketch for a few that I liked. It was so great to be outdoors painting. I probably won’t be able to do any plein air until the middle of May at home.
This is the first painting I did at a park in Pasadena that Jill discovered. It’s full of exotic vegetation. I’m not sure what these plants were–maybe agave?–but they’re not like anything in Vermont.
California Vegetation 9 x 12 acrylic on paper $100
