We have two events planned this week. I just sent out an email to see who might be going tonight. I sent it to Al and Tom.
The first event is downtown on the Marquette University campus, Joan of Arc chapel, starting at 5:30. Many people like going downtown. I am not thrilled at going downtown as the traffic is difficult and the parking can be challenging along with expensive. However at that time of day the parking is not too bad as long as you don't mind walking. Although some people do pay to park closer. It's light out and there are some people out and about so I don't feel too unsafe. Larger downtown cities make me nervous so I really don't enjoy going downtown but once I meet up with some folks it is OK. I try to make sure my car is empty as I've had my car broken in twice downtown when I was younger going to MATC. I'm glad my car is not pretty. Also when I was younger in my teens I rode the bus downtown to go to the Marquette dental clinic and met very interesting people while waiting for and riding the bus.
The chapel will be back lit at this time of night. The landscaping and flowers at the university are quite pretty. Yesterday we had some vicious thunderstorms roll through. I hope we don't get the same tonight. As there is really no shelter that I know of to paint from. perhaps we can hide under the under hang of a building?
I feel like painting pastels on paper. Right now they are the least stressful medium as they are easy to carry and use. (I paint to relax, slowly improve my skills, and mingle with my artist friends.) I generally bring my board, tape and a box of rembrandt medium soft pastels and a box of harder pastels, a rag, some canson paper in a pad and that's it. Also a bottle of water to drink. I am a value painter so I just make sure the values are right. I generally do a quick underpainting in complementary colors using the side of pastels lightly before going to colors found on location.
Friday morning we are going to the Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago. There is a nice apple orchard across the street. we have already missed the blossoms but it should be greening out nicely. In the last couple of weeks we went from brown and cold to very warm, green, and wet climate.
You never get bored with the change in seasons here. Your color palette changes with the seasons. The browns and grays of winter enlivened at times with the reddish bark of some bushes; The light, bright, airy, greens of spring; The very green summers tending toward scorched and faded at the end of summer; Then the fiery colors of fall with the changing leaves, but if we get storms the leaves fall fast and we are into the browns.
Already life is nibbling at my scheduled painting time. I will have to go earlier. maybe arrive before 8 so I can get a painting done by 9 when I have to leave. I just sent an email to my painting buddies, so I will see if they are still planning to come.
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