On the River...

Blackstone River Divide(9x12,oil SOLD) This is a painting done in 2005(been busy the last day or two) on the banks of The Blackstone River, in northern Rhode Island. Very scenic and rather pretty. The leaves were just turning and, it was an organized paint out but, rainy weather kind of killed the enthusiasm with others so few showed up. So I was working in the cold(40's) and the drizzly rain, and in a swampy area. Just when I think I'm totally secluded, this little kid comes up and starts asking me six million questions...and tells me it's "his" river. These situations-onlookers can be the bane of the plein air painter, but some do say some nice things. Anyway, this little 9x12 was done in about an hour or so, it was all I could take, as, despite some intermitten sunshine(which helped with the leaf colors "bursting") it was getting so cold and rainy.But that's the challenge of painting outdoors, seeing what you get done in the enviroment you have. Needless to say, the warm car was a welcome relief afterward.