This week I spent two days painting in Seattle. On Monday I traveled to Magnuson Park Gallery to turn in two paintings for the SPACE Magnuson show. While I was there, I painted a watercolor of a picnic shelter by Lake Washington at Magnuson Park. It was a balmy spring afternoon with families strolling through the park and having picnics. Three young Hispanic guys stopped by and admired my painting. At least, that’s what their smiles and gestures communicated.
Today I joined members of Northwest Watercolor Society at Gasworks Park for their Wednesday plein air outing. Probably twenty painters were there spread out through the park. The gasworks are ancient relics of the days when a huge steam plant was located here. The rsuting mass of tanks, pipes and tubes make a great subject for a painting.
There happened to be a city crew making a new cement pad, so I included them in the painting. There was a cold breeze when I started, and it began to mist for a little while, but I persevered and finished my painting.
As is the custom, all the painters gathered at noon for the “throwdown”, a display of all our paintings. I’m always amazed at the creative ways other painters choose to portray a subject. It’s a great learning experience. I know a few of the painters, and met more painting friends today.
I liked the scene in the park at Lake Washington, expecially the tree shadows on the ground. It’s an “inclusive” painting. Good work!
Thanks, Warren. It’s fun to hear so many languages spoken there. Lovely Place.
I’m always amazed at how you choose to portray subject! Well done
Beautiful work! Especially in awe of your skill in capturing people in their daily lives.
Thanks, Elsie! It’s fun to try to to portray the human figure. Makes the painting more interesting, too.
This is absolutely beautiful and so peaceful. It makes you appreciate the good weather days in Washington. Well done!
Thanks, Carol! It was one of those special, refreshing Spring days in the Pacific Northwest.