Spring Hill Farm

Painted this between rainstorms in Holmes County OH on May 1st for the start of the Plein Air Society's 2012 Anniversary Exhibition. A challenge, rain, clouds, wind and a strong odor of cow manure in the barns we used as a windbreak. First plein air of the season...feels like starting all over again.

The Honorable Abe

This week's Daily Paintworks challenge. We were given a black and white photo of Lincoln and told to do what we wanted. There were different choices. I did a 5x7 pencil sketch on a canvas board. I knew our Portrait Club was going to demo some flesh tones so waited on that and worked from those colors. This is actually my first Portrait of a human! I usually do Pets.