On Thursday and Friday I attended a paintout event with Plein Air Washington Artists at Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park, one of my favorite locations. We started at Log Cabin Resort on East Beach Road. I made a painting of kayaks at the dock, above. I was pleased with the way the yellow from the kayaks melted in to the blue of the water below.
The second day it rained. I tried to paint from the shore, but my watercolor was ruined by drops of rain. So I moved to the shelter of the porch at Lake Crescent Lodge and painted the long row of tourist cabins and the big Doug-fir trees that tower over them.
There were probably twenty or more artists at their easels around the lake, and it was a lot of fun to see what other people were painting. On our second day, we shared our paintings before we left and gave each other lots of encouragement and support. I camped Wednesday and Thursday nights at Fairholme Campground at the end of the lake.
I particularly like the shadow of the kayaks in the water, but I’d stay in one of the cabins.
Thanks, Warren. The cabins are quite charming. Katy and I have stayed in the main lodge, but the cabins are more expensive. Someday!