It sounds like you are on the verge of becoming a plein air artist! We have wonderful trees right outside my second floor studio, and that gives me the privilege of opening the balcony doors and letting summer in, pretty lucky, aren't I? :) I think taking some paint and a canvas outside is always good therapy though. Working from 'real' instead of the photo always gives a painting that something extra.
It sounds like you are on the verge of becoming a plein air artist! We have wonderful trees right outside my second floor studio, and that gives me the privilege of opening the balcony doors and letting summer in, pretty lucky, aren't I? :) I think taking some paint and a canvas outside is always good therapy though. Working from 'real' instead of the photo always gives a painting that something extra.
Later, Cooper
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