Once again the Walkill River Center for the Arts hosted the Hudson Valley Plein air Festival. This year it was held at the Warwick Railroad green in the center of town. I tried to capture the old station from a west view. Over a hundred artist participated using oils, acrylics, etc. I worked as usual in watercolor. Once again the time frame was an issue. It's hard to feel finished when you have to complete, mat and frame a picture in two hours. But the group atmosphere is exhilarating. It is almost a sepia monotone.
Another plein air I worked on, back in Sussex County is the Balesville Community Church seen from the rear, looking over the graveyard.
One of the invited demonstrator's at the Sussex County Art Society showed how to do "coffee painting." It was fascinating, especially creating three values, dark, medium and light of the almost sepia brown. from a mixture of instant coffee and water. When I tried this in my studio I decided to add a little green and orange tones.
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