On Location with The Gallery Painting Group

This is a small watercolour sketch done on location this morning. The Gallery Painting Group meets regularly in the spring, summer and fall to paint on location. It's a great group of painters and we have fun together while also learning. At the end of each session we critique each other's efforts, offering both praise and suggestions. This morning we gathered at a dairy farm where there was an amazing variety of subject matter. I chose to do a landscape view across the road from the farm. I spent more time chatting than painting, but that's part of the appeal of this group... a chance to talk with other painters and compare ideas, methods, media and goals.The spring greens, yellows and pinks were fun to paint ... much softer and more high key than my usual palette...   Next week we are meeting at a different farm. If we are very lucky the weather will be as nice as it was today.