Sticking It Out

            I headed up Potash Road on Tuesday afternoon, scouting painting locations. It was partly cloudy and fairly warm when I left the gallery. As I drove I noticed our old friend the wind was picking up. I was determined to paint, regardless.

            I’ve found that when wind is an issue, I can get at least some deflection by parking my vehicle facing the prevailing wind, open the back, set up the French easel kind of low, and sit on the back bumper to paint. On this day, I also hung an old blanket partly attached to a rear window wiper to shade my painting surface from direct sunlight.

            The wind started playing tricks on me, shifting directions and getting down right chilly. The sun went behind a now overcast sky, depriving me of strong light and shadow contrast, but I was determined to stick it out and managed to produce this little 6”x8” of “Jug Handle Arch”.

Jug Handle Arch

6"x 8" oil on canvas panel

Tim Morse