Just started a new class painting watercolor on location. Wowie! What fun! I believe that painting on location or “plein air” is good for improving your skills as a painter and good for your soul. It teaches you to see instead of just look. It teaches you how to simplify. It is soooo much better then a photo. Someone once told me that photos lie and he was right on. Even if the weather changes and surprises happen it is such a worthwhile experience. This was a small demo I did and it forced me to be very discerning about my composition and what to put in and what to leave out. Painting outdoors can be overwhelming by the amount of visual information there is. You can learn so much by having to distill this information into one coherent image. Challenging but what fun when the magic works. Try it!!!
