Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Youngstown in the rain

We were happy to be returning to paint in Youngstown. And then it rained, in fact it poured and was 1" deep under the tent which also started dripping underneath. No good for pastel painters, but I was Lucky, using oils. The red roof shed was a perfect collection of shapes, so I started my painting...not planning to have my view blocked by the blue sailboat 'lifter' which wheeled in front of my view. 

In Fall all the large and small sailboats are removed from the Niagara River and packed together, similar to cars at a busy mall on a Saturday holiday weekend. The huge masts create an aluminum forest, with ropes continually clinking on metal.

Laurene Buckley's watercolor--'Joan Paints in the rain'


Under the tent, getting misted and standing in serious puddles. When the tent started leaking everywhere we decided to call it quits. 

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