Covered wastebasket for Plein air.

Do you have a coffee cup in the car? Finish it up and bring it to your paint spot. Give it a second life as a covered wastebasket. The cups are sturdy and the tops stay on so paint rags can be securely contained. The paper towels and apple cores will stay safely in the covered cup, even if it rolls around in the car.

Spring Equinox at Buckhorn State Park

Three hardy painters made it to our chilly inaugural paintout for 2018. Donna Hale (not in photos), Debra Meier and Kath Schifano. This was a 4:00 event, hoping for warm sunshine and warm light and afternoon shadows coming through the trees. It was sunny, which helped, but it was COLD. When the breeze picked up it seemed even colder but the three managed to create anyway. Layers of clothing helped, but didn't keep the paint warm.

Debra's watercolor and she took photos for some studio work.

Kath's oil painting on the bottom with her subject at the top of this picture