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| "Autumn Canal" blocked in |
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| "Autumn Canal" almost finished |
Today a group of friends, now called the Art League Plein Air Painters, went to Widewater along the C & O Canal, just north of Washington, DC. It was a chilly day, but the light could not have been better. In one more week, most leaves would be gone. Fall colors were absolutely breathtaking. I walked around along the canal and down to the Potomac River, taking pictures. Wow! I was in a painters' heaven.
Remembering how cold it got last Friday when I painted outside, I was better prepared today with woolen socks, boots, leather gloves, and a warm hat. Even so, my toes and little fingers became numb after a while. As I am determined to paint some snow scenes this winter, I'd better get a serious winter gear.
After a few hours of painting, we all walked over to the historic Old Angler's Inn for lunch to celebrate the launch of our new group. We are going to design the "official" hat, have a group show at a gallery, and do lots of fun things in the future. When several students of Sara Linda Poly started painting outside of her class last year, we had no idea where it would lead. Another group out of The Art League organized a plein air painting group this summer. What we did was to combine the two groups. As they say, if you build it, they will come. For us, if you start painting together, more people will join us. We are thrilled.
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