Painting in the Woods

I spent the day yesterday painting in the woods. I think I'm in love with painting on site, also known as plein air painting. Realize there are certain issues with this style of painting that you may not encounter in a studio. The first being your dependence on the weather. It was very cloudy in the early morning and until the sun popped out around 11 o'clock, I wasn't sure if I was going to make it. You also have to carry all of your supplies to your site. This is definitely something to think about when picking out a site. In my case, I had paints and brushes and water, a towel, a chair, an apple and of course the canvas. Luckily, the site I had picked out wasn't more than a 5 minute walk from the road. You also have to deal with the nature of, well, Nature. There will be bugs, and things that may scurry under you, or on you while you paint. Sometimes things will drop off of the trees or out of the birds that fly over you. But believe me, to spend a few hours surrounded by nothing but the sounds and the beauty of nature and maybe make a bit of beauty yourself, is well worth the price that Nature will exact.