Barn at White Rock Lake

9 x 12

oil on canvas

Painted this barn on Goforth in the White Rock Lake area this past Monday when the temps were in the 70's. Can't pass up a plein air day like that in January. Today we are in the 20's, and so goes Texas weather. And a big thank you to all the welcoming neighbors who came out to see what our group was painting.

"Fenced In"

8 x 10

oil on gessoed hardboard

One of the problems most artists have is knowing when to just stop, and realizing that a painting is finished. Some of us tend to keep "messing" with it and end up overworking the detail. Didn't have that problem with this one. A cold front started moving in about mid way through this and the wind kept getting stronger and stronger, when one last gust blew easel and everything over. Okay, painting is finished at that point! 

Thanks to my thoughtful husband for suggesting a weekend trip to East Texas for some plein air painting for me and some photography for him. This was painted just north of Paris, Texas.