Winery Footpath

Winery Footpath, 10 x 8

This path winds around a small pond at the Messina Hof Winery in Bryan, Texas, where I painted Saturday morning. The grounds are lovely, and the vines were just behind where I stood to paint. As much as I wanted to paint them, the light and shade were just not as striking as they were on this mass of trees and footpath.

-julie davis

Lake Somerville Trees

Lake Somerville Trees, 10 x 8

I had the good fortune this weekend this weekend to go to Bryan, Texas to the Forsyth Gallery, where some Plein Air Austin members currently have paintings on display (me included). The gallery was hosting a paint-out, and some of us in PAA went down to join in. On the way there Friday evening, our caravan stopped at Lake Somerville and painted. These trees were on a hilly peninsula that caught our eyes. It was a beautiful evening and a wonderful way to spend it--painting at the lake with friends.

-julie davis

Flowering Cactus

Flowering Cactus, 6 x 6

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After several months of membership in Plein Air Austin I finally went out to paint on one of their Thursday paintouts and had a great time.  The photo above is my reference photo; I painted a fast painting outside, and came home and painted this one using both the photo and my first stab.  I really worked on composing this one with several of the techniques Jill Carver taught in class and others I learned recently from Laurel Daniel.   I'm pleased with the outcome.

-julie davis