A Casual Stroll

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We're home from our family adventure! I'm sorry to report I didn't paint once. Or even take any pictures other than with my phone (not because I forgot my SD card, that would be stupid!). I plan to write a bit about our trip, but first I need to catch up on things. This is a painting I did before I left, of a scene from California.

Carefully Cordoned

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This is the second painting I did on my recent trip to Hood River. We were there at the same time as the NW Plein Air Festival, and this was one of their "offical" painting locations - The Dalles Mountain Ranch. It is late in the summer, so the grass is golden, but what you can't tell from the painting is - it was WINDY! And I am capitalizing that whole word because ... the wind mentioned in my previous post was nothing compared to this wind. I had to strap myself and my easel to a nearby fence in order to remain upright and stationary.